Major, Minor and Trace Elements Linum Usitatissimum in Libya | Biomedgrid

In this study the plant Linum usitatissimum Linn. which belong to linaceae family, it is one of the most ancient crops cultivated in Egypt. ItN is also cultivated in Libya as an oil seed plant. The results shown high the concentration in K (9422±1.01), Ca (4621±4.73), Na (1901±0.58), Mn (25.59±3.38), Cu (16.93±3.48), in HNO3+HClO4. Ni (7.96±7.29), Pb (21.41±4.76) in HNO3+H2O2. And Mg (3471±3.36), Zn (36.24±2.38), Li (11.43±0.50) in dry ashing. While Not detection in Cr, Co, Cd. The results obtained shown that was a Linum usitatissimum., a good source of food and therapeutic agents which could be of use food and pharmaceutical industries, information about the chemical composition of the oil could then be useful in the classification of this plant.