Atoms in Agriculture
by Thomas S. Osborne
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About this eBook
- Author
- Osborne, Thomas S.
- Title
- Atoms in Agriculture: Applications of Nuclear Science to Agriculture (Revised)
- Credits
- Produced by Stephen Hutcheson, Dave Morgan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- S: Agriculture
- Subject
- Agriculture -- Research
- Category
- Text
- eBook-No.
- 49036
- Project Gutenberg
- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/49036
- Release Date
- May 23, 2015
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.Atoms in Agriculture
- 2.The Understanding the Atom Series — Atoms in Agriculture
- 3.CONTENTS — ABOUT THE AUTHOR — Atoms in Agriculture
- 4.Research in the United States
- 5.How Are Radioisotopes Used in Research? — They May Be Used as “Tracers” — How Effective Are Radioactive Tracers?
- 6.Plant Nutrition and Metabolism — What Happens to Fertilizer in the Soil? — Do Plants Absorb Through Roots Only? — Where Should Fertilizer Be Placed? — Do Fertilizers Move Fast in Plants? — What Else Do Radioisotopes Tell Us?
- 7.Plant Diseases and Weeds — How Can We Combat Plant Diseases? — Why Do Chemicals Destroy Some Plants?
- 8.Animal Nutrition and Metabolism — How Nutritious Are Various Feedstuffs? — Can Lean Meat be Estimated “on the Hoof”? — Does Thyroid Affect Milk—Egg Production? — More Tracers in Animal Nutrition Research
- 9.Insects — Where and How Fast Do Insects Travel? — How Far Do Insects Carry Pollen? — Are Predators Used to Destroy Insects? — Can Tracers Measure Spray Residues?
- 10.Radioisotopes as Radiation Sources — Can Radiation Produce New Plants? — Can Radiation Destroy Germs and Insects? — How Does Radiation Affect Farm Animals? — What Else Can Radiation Tell Us?
- 11.Conclusion
- 12.Suggested References — Motion Picture
- 13.Footnotes
- 14.Transcriber’s Notes
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