How is nuclear science applied to agriculture?

Question

I'm doing a project on how nuclear science is applied to agriculture. I would appreciate any and all information.

Answer 1

radiation has been used to induce mutations in plants in hopes of finding useful mutations. However I think chemical mutation has been more successful. Generally mutations are deleterious and there are very very few examples of induced mutations that have been successfull in crop breeding. I know the mutations for low phytic acid in soybean and other grain have been made using induced mutation, but I can't reacall if they were chemical or radiation induced.

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Answer 2

I know how agriculture can be applied to nuclear science. Certain plants have the ability to absorb radioactive particles that have precipitated or been spilled onto the ground.. The plants are harvested and then disposed of in a manner which keeps the radioactive material out of harms way.

Answer 3

The term "nuclear" can have multiple meanings.

Food can be ridded of harmful bacteria by iradiation.

A previous responder mention using plants to clean up nuclear/ radioactive waste in soils.
This is called bio-remediation.

Plant and animal cells have a nucleus which contains the DNA. Any study or manipulation of it can be considered "nuclear".

Answer 4

The psychological ability and committment had to productively function interior a technological society are certainly prevented via coming up gods and State-mandated charities. (actual actuality) - (empirical actuality) = faith Dominus et magister noster Iesus Christus dicendo "Poenitentiam agite adpropinquavit enim regnum caelorum" omnem vitam fidelium penitentiam esse voluit. faith is destroyed if it fairly works. in case you have faith you could purely be denied. try of religion! An propose makes distinctive characteristic of failure. the extra serious the therapy the extra effective the therapy - and the extra this is needed. What could be asserted without information is often pushed aside without information - yet no longer in case you have faith. Does dropping a deliver's anchor make it cruise swifter or navigate extra effective? Sciece and technologies weigh down the stupid. They deny the stupid any reason for all times different than survival. there is inevitable backlash. Social advocacy! Why shouldn't a sub-literate slum bunny puking interior the gutter have the comparable privileges as somebody who spent 12 years in public college, and four years in college, and 7 years in graduate college?

Answer 5

I've been in agriculture raising cattle and ceareal crops for thirty years and have no knowledge of nuclear science in agriculture production so it must be in research end of things.

Answer 6

http://www.fao.org/newsroom/en/focus/2007/1000511/index.html