Published 2009
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Journal article
Monitoring of agricultural crops under the influence zone of Armenian nuclear power plant
Creators
- 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
Additional details
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
Optional Information
- Notes
- ARN: AM2010000042