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Annual Report 1966. Application of Atomic Energy in Agriculture (1967)
| Auteur | ITAL, Euratom |
| Datum | augustus 1967 |
| Classificatie | 1.01.8.60/07 (ITAL WAGENINGEN - ALGEMEEN) |
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Uit de publicatie:
INTRODUCTION The research activities of the Association EURATOM - ITAL have in 1966, as in previous years, dealt with problems concerned with the application of atomic energy in agriculture in an effort to improve crop production and food storage. Investigations were carried out at the Association's Institute in the Netherlands as well as in a number of laboratories and institutes within the European Community. Although geographically distributed in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands, scientists involved in the research programme have either carried out joint projects or pursued complementary individual research keeping in close touch with their colleagues interested in similar investigations. Obviously, research topics and methods used have been chosen in relation to the scope of the Association and the facilities available. At its Institute, these include a neutron irradiation facility consisting of an environmental controlled plant growth room under the core of a 100 KW reactor, the 'BARN' (Biological and Agricultural Reactor Netherlands); two y-irradiation facilities, a 300 Ci Cs137 greenhouse and a 5000 Ci cs137 indoor y-field placed at the center of 4 separate rooms totalling 140 m2 controlled environment area for plant growth, as well as a 250 KeV X-ray machine and a 2 MeV 'Van de Graaff' electron generator. Twelve controlled environment rooms for plant growth and 4 controlled temperature rooms are also available. This report of research activities in the past year has been subdivided for easy reference into the main aspects of investigation i.e. mutation breeding per se; investigations designed to improve the mutagenic efficiency of the treatments used; analysis of irradiation effects; preservation of food by means of irradiations, and, physical studies related to the above investigations. The influence of environmental factors on crop production has been considered from the soil and plant points of view. Finally improvements in nuclear techniques which could contribute to the accuracy or speed of determination of these studies with radioisotopes have been considered.
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