Published 2009 | Version v1
Journal article

Monitoring of agricultural crops under the influence zone of Armenian nuclear power plant

  • 1. Scientific Center of Agriculture and Plant Protection, Yerevan (Armenia)

Description

The Armenian Nuclear Power Plant (ANPP) has a number of unique peculirities - placing in densely populated intensive agricultural area and in addition residual water outflow to neighbouring reservoir (Sev Jur), which is utilized exceptionally for irrigation purposes. Monitoring results implemented from 2005 to 2007 under ANPP influence zone are summerized in article. Laboratory and vegetative experiments have been carried out as on wheat crops being irrigated from different sources and cultivated at various distances from ANPP. Monitoring definitely indicates that water of Sev Jur and ANPP result in cytogenetic damages of root meristem cells of wheat crops and increase pollen sterility

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Bulletin of State Agrarian University of Armenia
Journal Issue
no.2
Journal Page Range
p. 34-37
ISSN
1829-0000

INIS

Country of Publication
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
45070798
Subject category
S60: APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES; S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES;
Descriptors DEI
CROPS; IRRIGATION; MERISTEMS; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; POLLEN; POLLUTANTS; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION; RADIOECOLOGY; ROOTS; STERILITY; WHEAT
Descriptors DEC
CEREALS; ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION; ECOLOGY; ENERGY; GAMETES; GERM CELLS; GRAMINEAE; LILIOPSIDA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; MONITORING; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; PLANT TISSUES; PLANTS; POWER PLANTS; THERMAL POWER PLANTS

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Notes
ARN: AM2010000042