Reduction of Strontium-90 Uptake by Corn and Soybeans with Deep Placement, Irrigation, and Soil Amendments
1964
Myhre, D. L. | Menzel, R. G. | Roberts, H. | Frere, M. H. | Amemiya, M. | Beale, O. W. | Timmons, D. R. | Wood, E. H.
SynopsisField experiments were initiated in 1960 in the states of Georgia, South Carolina, Iowa and Minnesota to evaluate methods of reducing uptake of Sr⁹⁰ fallout by crops. Significant reductions in Sr⁸⁰ content in corn and soybean grain were obtained by deep placement but not by irrigation. Calcium treatments reduced Sr⁹⁰ in both grains in Georgia, and potassium reduced Sr⁹⁰ in corn grain in Minnesota. The maximum reduction observed was about 50%.
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