Nuclear techniques used in soil fertility and plant nutrition
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2006
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Institute of Nuclear Physics of Uzbekistan Academy of Science, Turkish Atomic Energy Authority
Abstract
Nuclear techniques, which include the usage of radioactive and stable isotopes, had been used in soil fertility, plant nutrition, plant breeding, plant protection and food preservation research works after 1950s. Ultimately these nuclear techniques contributed greatly in increased plant production [1], In general, it is possible to separate the nuclear techniques used in soil fertility and plant nutrition into to groups [2], The first group is the use of radioactive and stable isotopes as a tracer in order to find out the optimum fertilization rate of plants precisely. The second group is the use of neutron probe in determining the soil moisture at different periods of the growing season and at various soil depths precisely without any difficulty.
In research works where conventional techniques are used, it is not possible to identify how much of the nutrient taken up by the plant came from applied fertilizer or soil. However, when tracer techniques are used in research works it is possible to identify precisely which amount of the nutrient taken from fertilizer or from soil. Therefore, the nuclear techniques are very important in finding out which variety of fertilizer and how much of it must be used [3],
The determination of the soil moisture is very important in finding the water needs of the plants for a good growth. Soil moisture contents changes often during the growth period, so it must be determined very frequently in order to determine the amount of irrigation that has to be done. Conventional soil moisture determination (gravimetric method) is very laborious especially when it has to be done frequently. However, by using neutron probe soil moisture determinations can be done very easily any time during the plant growth period.
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Nuclear techniques, Nükleer teknikler, Soil fertility, Toprak verimliliği, Plant nutrition, Bitki besleme
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Halitligil, M. B. (2006). Nuclear techniques used in soil fertility and plant nutrition. The Third Eurasian Conference Nuclear Science and Its Application : Proceedings, (s. 303-306). 5-8 October, 2004. Tashkent, Uzbekistan.