Simultaneous Determination of Mineral Nutrients and Toxic Metals in M. stenopetala from Southern Ethiopia: A Comparative Study of Three Cultivating Areas Using MP-AES

Table 7

Comparison of the means of the investigated minerals in M. stenopetala leaves with literature values.

Source	Means of the examined minerals (mg kg^−1)										References
	K	Mg	Ca	Fe	Mn	Zn	Cu	Ni	Cd	Pb
Ethiopia	31797.5	—	6167	63.02	26.83	44.09	3.58	—	0.05	—	[44]
Ethiopia	10865	4321.5	18914.5	81.49	74.57	26.59	4.5	—	—	—	[45]
Tanzania	14541	5058.13	—	309.57	73.47	19.88	4.35	2.25	—	0.35	[46]
Nigeria	2320.0	6770	7230	870	25.20	54.80	5.50	—	—	—	[47]
Ethiopia	21508	6798.34	7428.67	200.34	51.25	22.65	8.51	3.88	—	—	This work