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IAEA looks at nuclear techniques for crop resilience
The International Atomic Energy Agency has launched a five-year coordinated research project (CRP) to strengthen plant health preparedness using nuclear and related technologies.
Wheat blast, potato late blight, potato bacterial wilt, and cassava witches broom disease can spread quickly across large areas of land, leading to severe yield losses in key crops for food security. Global trade and climate change have increased the likelihood of rapid, transboundary spread.
Gian Piero Celata, Franco Vittorio Frazzoli
Nuclear Technology | Volume 54 | Number 3 | September 1981 | Pages 422-425
Technical Note | Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow | doi.org/10.13182/NT81-A32788
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A neutron gauge has been utilized for the accurate and precise evaluation of high void fraction in a full-scale facility for heat transfer tests; details are given about the implementation of the calibration mathematical model Finally, experimental results are compared with prediction from theoretical correlations.