Variation in uptake of essential and toxic elements of different varieties of wheat grown in same agricultural plot of Baluchistan, Pakistan

The comparative study was done of different wheat varieties in their capacity to accumulate different thirteen essentials and trace elements grown on same agricultural plot. Six samples for each (Zardana, Azri-96 and Daman-98) as representative samples, grown on same plot of agricultural research institute sariab, Quetta. The soil samples of same agricultural plot was also analysed for same elements. Standard reference samples of same varieties was collected from FSC&RD (Federal Seed Certification and Regish-ation Department). Atomic absorption spectrophotometer was used for the determination of all 13 elements The characteristics mean of each element for three varieties of representative samples were found to be irk the ranges of 596.87-974.69, 3606.81-3697.44, 189.71-269.69, 1511.22-1606.5, 19.19-35.13, 31.72-46.59, 3Z74-44.28, 4.28-5.32, 1235-1.551, 0.609-0.907, N.D, 0.470-0.529 and 0.271-0.296 mg/kg for Na, Y, Ca, Mg, Fe, Zn, Mn, Cu, Ni, ph, Co, Cd and Cr respectively which were compared with certified samples at 95% confidence limit.