The use of X-ray fluorescence analysis with synchrotron radiation to measure elemental composition of phytomass and soils

The method of X-ray fluorescence analysis with synchrotron radiation was used to estimate soil and phytomass elemental composition in the long-term field experiments with clones and climatypes of Scots pine Pinus sylvestris L. in West Siberia. Overall from 15 to 21 chemical elements (Fe, Ca, K, Ti, Mn, Zr, Sr, Rb, Co, Cr, Zn, V, Y, Sc, Nb, Pb, Ga, Cu, Ni, As, Mo) were detected. The elemental composition of dried needles and needle ash were compared. The influence of genetic variability of Scots pine on some element concentration in the topsoil was revealed. The temporal dynamics of interclonal variability of elemental composition of pine needles was revealed.