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We have employed prompt gamma-ray analysis (PGA) with cold neutrons for the analysis of boron (B) in soybean (Glycine max). Primary, first and second leaves, as well as root samples were dried, prepared as thin disks and irradiated with cold neutrons. Prompt gamma-rays emitted from the sample was measured by Ge and bismuth germanate (BGO) detectors. Boron content in root was less than 40% of that in leaves. The same sample was used to determine Al, K, Ca, and Zn content by neutron activation analysis. When two soybean cultivars, Al susceptible (Chief) and Al tolerant (Perry) were compared, the similar B distribution was observed, except in primary leaf, where B concentration in former plant was about two times higher than that of the latter.
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Nakanishi, T.M., Iikura, H., Kataoka, T., Tamada, M., Furukawa, J., Yonezawa, C. (1997). Analysis by Prompt Gamma-Ray Method with Cold Neutrons of Boron and Other Elements in Soybean. In: Bell, R.W., Rerkasem, B. (eds) Boron in Soils and Plants. Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences, vol 76. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5564-9_13
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