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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.
Jiin-Shiung Horng, Wen-Shou Chuang, Ying-Chu Hoh
Nuclear Technology | Volume 77 | Number 3 | June 1987 | Pages 299-302
Technical Paper | Chemical Processing | doi.org/10.13182/NT87-A33969
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A nonlinear optimization program was used to fit the model equation to the experimental equilibrium data of a thorium-nitrate/nitric-acid-1-M di-n-heptyl sulfoxide (DHPSO) 1,1,2-trichloroethane (TCE) system successfully. The extraction equilibrium curves for this system obey Langmuir type. The product of parameters A and K is the maximum extraction distribution coefficient that can be used to compare the extraction power of 1 M DHPSO-TCE with respect to Th(NO3)4 at various aqueous acidities.