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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.
J. P. Ruiter
Nuclear Technology | Volume 55 | Number 3 | December 1981 | Pages 683-689
Technical Paper | Technique | doi.org/10.13182/NT81-A32813
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The effect of pressure and temperature fluctuations is greatly reduced by appropriate design and by prestressing of the lines in an apparatus for remote, continuous weighing of heavy pressurized vessels (60 bar) at high temperatures (250°C), even when these vessels are connected to other systems by means of metal lines. The weighing device is based on the application of strain gauges. The accuracy of measurement is within 0.5%. Weighing devices of this type can be applied, for example, in the process industry.