Determining nitrogen depth distributions in seeds of grain by nuclear reaction method

Zhang Kun，

Cao Jian-Hua

Nuclear Science and Techniques

pp.58-60

Published in print 01 Feb 1996

42900

A 13 MeV deuteron beam from the 1.2 M cyclotron of Sichuan Union University has been used to determine the nitrogen depth distribution in seeds of wheat and rice on the basis of ¹⁴N(d, p)¹⁵N reaction. The feasibility to use the technique for selection purposes in plant breeding is discussed. For wheat and rice, 10 and 12 seeds (without husk) have been investigated, respectively.

Nuclear reactionsSeeds of grainNitrogen

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