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Disease-resistant cauliflower created through nuclear science
International Atomic Energy Agency researchers have helped scientists on the Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius to develop a variety of cauliflower that is resistant to black rot disease. The cauliflower was developed through innovative radiation-induced plant-breeding techniques employed by the Joint Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)/IAEA Centre of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture.
Tsuguhiro Watanabe, Tetsuo Watari, Nobuyoshi Ohyabu
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 27 | Number 3 | April 1995 | Pages 515-518
Plasma Particle and Heat Control Studies | doi.org/10.13182/FST95-A11962953
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The application of radio-frequency (RF) forces to divertor plasma is proposed for the improvement of its relevance to reactors. RF fields are applied at the entrance of closed divertor rooms. Ponderomotive forces sustain high density scrape-off plasma which screens the penetration of neutral atoms into core plasma regions, and create positive electrostatic potential in scrape-off plasma region which suppresses the penetration of impurity ions from divertor rooms. Ponderomotive force for electron is also applied to prevent the upstream flow of cold electrons from divertor rooms to scrape-off regions. Theoretical and numerical studies are summarized.