Using Synchrotron Radiation X-Ray Fluorescence Analysis in Botanical Research to Study the Elemental Composition of Altai Mountain Plants of the Family Fabaceae

Synchrotron radiation X-ray fluorescence analysis is used to study for the first time the elemental composition of above-ground organs of such plants of the family Fabaceae as Oxytropis argentata , Astragalus tibetanus , and Caragana Bungei growing in the Chuiskaya Basin of the Altai Mountains and soils from their habitats. A relationship is found between the accumulation of elements, the species of the plants, their life forms, and the growing conditions. The data obtained for the elemental composition of the vegetable specimens and soils can be included in databases.