Transfer factors of 134Cs to crops from Typic Haplustept under tropical region as influenced by potassium application

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 349-358

  Sandeep, S ^a   Manjaiah, K M ^a  

^a INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Potassium; Radiocesium; Transfer factor; Tropical climate

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CROPS; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); GREENHOUSE EFFECT; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; SOILS;

POTASSIUM APPLICATIONS; RADIOCESIUM; TRANSFER FACTORS; TROPICAL CLIMATE; TYPIC HAPLUSTEPT;

CESIUM COMPOUNDS;

CESIUM; CESIUM 134; POTASSIUM; TRANSFER FACTOR;

CESIUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CROP PLANT; INCEPTISOL; POTASSIUM; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SOIL POLLUTION; TROPICAL REGION;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BRASSICA; CROP; GRAIN YIELD; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; SPINACH; TROPIC CLIMATE; WHEAT;

BIOMASS; CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; INDIA; POTASSIUM; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

BRASSICA RAPA VAR. PERVIRIDIS; SPINACIA OLERACEA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 38849138995     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2007.08.011     Document Type: Article

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