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Galega orientalis (goat’s rue) is a plant characterised by a wide range of application possibilities, although its fodder utilisation appears to be most appropriate bearing in mind the chemical properties of this plant species, especially in the area of its organic components. However, the chemical composition of goat’s rue has not been properly investigated so far. Insufficient knowledge of its chemical composition can be attributed to the fact that the plant is included in the group of leguminous plants which are commonly considered to be characterised by high concentrations of mineral components. Nevertheless, the plant mineral composition undergoes far reaching changes and, hence, levels of chemical elements in plants are not always optimal. The aim of this research project was to get to know levels of occurrence of mineral constituents in the plants of goat’s rue with respect to their optimal values, both during the vegetative period as well as in the course of consecutive years of utilisation of plantations of this species.