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Transfer of radiocesium from the upper part of rice plants after treatment at different growth stages

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This study investigated the effect of Cs-137 absorbed from the upper part (surface of leaves and husk) of rice plants and its accumulation in grains. Cesium-137 content in brown rice plants sprayed with Cs-137 onto the plant surface before ear emergence, flowering, and grain filling stages were 5, 109, and 76 Bq/kg, respectively. Comparison of Cs-137 concentration between mature and immature grains revealed that brown rice can easily absorb Cs-137 at the beginning of grain filling.

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  1. Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Science, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8657, Japan

    Y. Ohmae, N. Nihei, A. Hirose, N. I. Kobayashi, K. Tanoi & T. M. Nakanishi

  2. Preparatory Office for Faculty of Agriculture, University of Fukushima, 1 Kanayagawa, Fukushima-shi, Fukushima, 960-4061, Japan

    D. Takata

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Ohmae, Y., Nihei, N., Hirose, A. et al. Transfer of radiocesium from the upper part of rice plants after treatment at different growth stages. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 318, 575–578 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-018-6170-0

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