| determining the geographic origin of potatoes using mineral and trace element content. | to characterize potatoes according to their geographic origin and variety, 10 mineral and trace elements (mg, cr, mn, fe, ni, cu, zn, sr, cd, and ba) were determined in italian potato samples. the data collected were successively elaborated using statistical techniques, namely, linear discriminant analysis (lda). lda was able to classify and discriminate the potatoes from fucino both from those of other areas of italy and from those of the four provinces of abruzzo. a net separation between the ... | 2007 | 17263486 |