Metal
Sweet Basil
(
Ocimum basilicum
)
Black Basil
(
Ocimum sanctum
)
Dwarf Basil
(
Ocimum
minumum
)
As
2.1
1.8
1.2
Cr
21.4
24.4
7.8
Mn
192
267
124
Fe
10814
9043
2465
Ni
18.6
13.2
5.7
Cu
29.2
21.4
15.1
Zn
34.2
28.2
11.8
Hg
2.1
2.0
1.2
Pb
18.5
9.4
8.0
Table 2
: Metal contents in leaf mg kg
-1
dry weight.
