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Preparation of Plant Samples for X‐Ray Emission Spectrography 1
Author(s) -
Chesnin Leon,
Beavers A. H.
Publication year - 1962
Publication title -
agronomy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1435-0645
pISSN - 0002-1962
DOI - 10.2134/agronj1962.00021962005400060006x
Subject(s) - zinc , chemical composition , composition (language) , x ray , chemistry , agronomy , environmental science , analytical chemistry (journal) , environmental chemistry , biology , physics , optics , art , organic chemistry , literature
Synopsis Briquets of ground corn leaves were made using a cementing agent called Permount and analyzed for zinc content by X‐ray spectrography. Briquets prepared in this way were uniform in composition and could be stored for long periods without physical or chemical changes.