Foliar uptake of 134Cs and 85Sr in strawberry as function by leaf age

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 187-199

  Fortunati, P ^a   Brambilla, M ^a   Speroni, F ^a   Carini, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Caesium; Foliar uptake; Fruit plants; Leaf age; Strontium; Translocation

Indexed keywords

CESIUM; FRUITS; GAMMA RAYS; PLANTS (BOTANY); RADIOISOTOPES; SOLUTIONS; STRONTIUM;

FOLIAR UPTAKE; TRANSLOCATION;

ATMOSPHERIC RADIOACTIVITY;

CESIUM 134; CESIUM CHLORIDE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; RADIOISOTOPE; STRONTIUM 85; STRONTIUM CHLORIDE; CESIUM; STRONTIUM;

BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; FOLIAGE; FRUIT; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAMMA RADIATION; LEAF AGE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; STRAWBERRY; CHEMISTRY; FRUIT; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLUTANT;

FRAGARIA X ANANASSA;

CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; FRUIT; PLANT LEAVES; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTANTS; STRONTIUM RADIOISOTOPES;

EID: 0347479316     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0265-931X(03)00168-1     Document Type: Article

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