Application of atomic energy in agriculture

European Union

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Annual report 1969
Agricultural and fisheries research
Nuclear energy and safety
Target audience: Scientific

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• Nuclear power
• Radiobiology
• Irradiation
• Annual report
• Environmental impact
• Primary sector of the economy
• Sciences et techniques

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• Publié par: EUROPEAN-UNION
• Nombre de lectures: 25
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 16 Mo

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APPLICATION OF ATOMIC ENERGY IN AGRICULTURE
Annual Report 1969
Association : European Atomic Energy Community - EURATOM
Instituut voor Toepassing van Atoomenergie in de Landbouw -
ITAL
Association No. 076-69-1 ΒΙΑΝ
Luxembourg, December 1970 - 86 Pages - 12 Figures - B. Fr. 125.—
The work was this year mainly carried out at the Association's Institute in
Wageningen and at other institutes in Belgium, Germany, Italy, and the
Netherlands.
The results are reported under the following headings :
— applied aspects, a review of results ready or almost ready for practical
application;
— scientific aspects :
mutation breeding n g - methodology
EUR 4545 e
APPLICATION OF ATOMIC ENERGY IN AGRICULTURE
Annual Report 1969
Association : European Atomic Energy Community - EURATOM
Instituut voor Toepassing van Atoomenergie in de Landbouw -
ITAL
Association No. 076-69-1 ΒΙΑΝ
Luxembourg, December 1970 - 86 Pages - 12 Figures - B. Fr. 125.—
The work was this year mainly carried out at the Association's Institute in
Wageningen and at other institutes in Belgium, Germany, Italy, and the
Netherlands.
The results are reported under the following headings :
— applied aspects, a review of results ready or almost ready for practical
application;
-— scientific aspects :
mutation breeding
mutation breeding - methodology
EUR 4545 e
APPLICATION OF ATOMIC ENERGY IN AGRICULTURE
Annual Report 1969
Association : European Atomic Energy Community - EURATOM
Instituut voor Toepassing van Atoomenergie in de Landbouw -
ITAL
Association No. 076-69-1 ΒΙΑΝ
Luxembourg, December 1970 - 86 Pages - 12 Figures - B. Fr. 125.—
The work was this year mainly carried out at the Association's Institute in
Wageningen and at other institutes in Belgium, Germany, Italy, and the
Netherlands.
The results are reported under the following headings :
— applied aspects, a review of results ready or almost ready for practical
application;
— scientific aspects :
mutation breeding n g - methodology radiogenetics - ontogenetic factors s - physical and chemical factors
related genetic studies d in vitros
preservation of food by means of radiation
induction of male sterility in insects by means of radiation
the behaviour of specific nuclides in plant and soil
related physical studies;
radiation protection, a review of services rendered to third parties.
radiogenetics - ontogenetic factors s - physical and chemical factors
related genetic studies d in vitros
preservation of food by means of radiation
induction of male sterility in insects by means of radiation
the behaviour of specific nuclides in plant and soil
related physical studies;
radiation protection, a review of services rendered to third parties.
radiogenetics - ontogenetic factors s - physical and chemical factors
related genetic studies d in vitros
preservation of food by means of radiation
induction of male sterility in insects by means of radiation
the behaviour of specific nuclides in plant and soil
related physical studies;
radiation protection, a review of services rendered to third parties. EUR 4545 e
Association
European Atomic Energy Community - EURATOM
Instituut voor Toepassing van Atoomenergie in de Landbouw - ITAL
APPLICATION OF ATOMIC ENERGY
IN AGRICULTURE
Annual Report 1969
1970
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Association No. 076-69-1 ΒΙΑΝ
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ABSTRACT
The work was this year mainly carried out at the Association's Institute in
Wageningen and at other institutes in Belgium, Germany, Italy, and the
Netherlands.
The results are reported under the following headings :
— applied aspects, a review of results ready or almost ready for practical
application;
— scientific aspects :
mutation breeding
mutation breeding - methodology
radiogenetics - ontogenetic factors s - physical and chemical factors
related genetic studies d in vitros
preservation of food by means of radiation
induction of male sterility in insects by means of radiation
the behaviour of specific nuclides in plant and soil
related physical studies;
— radiation protection, a review of services rendered to third parties.
KEYWORDS
AGRICULTURE STERILIZATION
MUTATIONS INSECTS
BREEDING NUCLIDE
GENETICS PLANT
FOOD SOIL
PRESERVATION RADIATION PROTECTION
RADIATIONS DOSIMETRY page
General aspects 1
Applieds 2
Scientific aspects 7
Mutation breedingn "breeding - methodology .., 11
Radiogenetics - Ontogenetic factors 2s - Physical and chemical factors.. 24
Releted genetic studies 28
Related in vitros 31
Preservation of food "by means of radiation .... 35
Induction of male sterility in insects "by means
of radiation 43
The behaviour of specific nuclides in plant and
soil 52
Uptake by plants
Migration in soil7
Related physical studies 61
Dosimetry
ß-Spectrometry and Ionography4
Methodology
Radiation Protection
Publications
Appendix I x II
Appendix III GENERAL ASPECTS
Organisation
During the past year the Board of ITAL and the Comité de
Gestion of the Association EURATOM - ITAL have "been in
session three times and once respectively. Again one of
the major subjects of discussion has been the future of
the Association, which of course is closely related to
the future of EURATOM within the European Community.
No definite decision was taken "by the council of ministers
of the Community. EURATOM has been given one to two years
time to reorganise its research centre into a modern and
efficient undertaking. This means that the budget 1970 of
the Association is the same as that of 1969·
Part of the work - projects related to health protection -
will be for 50$ financed by the six countries, whereas the
rest of the program - agricultural applications - will be
for 50$ financed by the three countries Italy, Germany and
the Netherlands. The other 50$ of both parts of the program
is financed by the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries.
The scientific advisory council of ITAL has been in session
twice and advised the ITAL Board of Governors to continue
the existing activities and to approve the 1970 program of
the direction and staff.
This means that in the area of 'Improvement of Food Production'
the work will again concentrate on the possible use of induced
mutations for improving the quantitative traits in a number
of major food crops and to improve qualitative traits in high
yielding varieties by changing specific characteristics.
Furthermore the work in this area deals with the nutrient
requirements of good varieties of plants, specifically with
respect to the quality of the resulting food product.
Emphasis has been put on obtaining a better knowledge of the
transport, uptake and accumulation of nutrient elements and
radioactive contaminants in soil and plants. The problem of
harmful residues is also receiving attention. In these studies
the nuclear methods and mathematical models have proved to be
irreplaceable and are therefore being continually improved.
In the area of 'Prevention of food losses' major emphasis has
been placed on the use of radiation to increase the shelf life
and to decontaminate food products. As the method has proved
to be feasible for a number of products, commercialization
through pilot plant operations has begun.
Over the last few years attention has also been given to the - 2 -
use of radiation for the genetic control of insect pests.
This genetic control includes