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Up-Scaling Radiation-Processed Oligochitosan and its Application in the Plantation of Rice. Chapter 13

Abstract

The up-scaling production of oligochitosan using a continuous gamma irradiation facility at Nuclear Malaysia has been established. Over 2 000 L of 20 000 ppm of oligochitosan at molecular weight of ≤ 10 000 D can be produced per cycle. Subsequently, the oligochitosan has been used in field trials at two different rice plantations during the wet and dry seasons. Both field trials showed remarkable effects on the growth of rice seedlings as well as rice yields. The use of oligochitosan has proven to shorten the period of the rice seedlings from 15 days to 10−12 days. In addition, the cost of this procedure has been greatly reduced since no additional nutrients were used. The growth of the rice seedlings increased by 22.8−23.3% on burned rice husk substrate and by 13.0% on commercial soil when sprayed with oligochitosan as compared to those sprayed with commercial nutrients. With the introduction of oligochitosan, the yield of rice also increased from 2.0-20.0%, depending on the seasons. (author)
Authors:
Zaman, K.; Hashim, K.; Mahmod, M.; Yaacob, N.; Talip, N.; Harun, Abd Rahim [1] 
  1. Malaysian Nuclear Agency, Kajang, Selangor (Malaysia)
Publication Date:
Jul 15, 2014
Product Type:
Conference
Report Number:
IAEA-TECDOC-1745
Resource Relation:
Conference: Technical Meeting on Radiation Processed Materials in Products from Polymers for Agricultural Applications, Vienna (Austria), 8-12 Jul 2013; Other Information: 18 refs., 5 tabs., 7 figs.; Related Information: In: Radiation Processed Materials in Products from Polymers for Agricultural Applications| 222 p.
Subject:
60 APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES; 63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; AMINO ACIDS; GAMMA RADIATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NUTRIENTS; OLIGOSACCHARIDES; RICE; SEEDLINGS; SOILS; SUBSTRATES
OSTI ID:
22304757
Research Organizations:
International Atomic Energy Agency, Radioisotope Products and Radiation Technology Section,Vienna (Austria)
Country of Origin:
IAEA
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Other: ISBN 978-92-0-106414-1; ISSN 1011-4289; TRN: XA14M6846010929
Availability:
Available from INIS in electronic form. Also available on-line: http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/Publications/PDF/TE-1745_web.pdf; Enquiries should be addressed to IAEA, Marketing and Sales Unit, Publishing Section, E-mail: sales.publications@iaea.org; Web site: http://www.iaea.org/books
Submitting Site:
INIS
Size:
page(s) 115-126
Announcement Date:
Feb 02, 2015

Citation Formats

Zaman, K., Hashim, K., Mahmod, M., Yaacob, N., Talip, N., and Harun, Abd Rahim. Up-Scaling Radiation-Processed Oligochitosan and its Application in the Plantation of Rice. Chapter 13. IAEA: N. p., 2014. Web.
Zaman, K., Hashim, K., Mahmod, M., Yaacob, N., Talip, N., & Harun, Abd Rahim. Up-Scaling Radiation-Processed Oligochitosan and its Application in the Plantation of Rice. Chapter 13. IAEA.
Zaman, K., Hashim, K., Mahmod, M., Yaacob, N., Talip, N., and Harun, Abd Rahim. 2014. "Up-Scaling Radiation-Processed Oligochitosan and its Application in the Plantation of Rice. Chapter 13." IAEA.
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title = {Up-Scaling Radiation-Processed Oligochitosan and its Application in the Plantation of Rice. Chapter 13}
author = {Zaman, K., Hashim, K., Mahmod, M., Yaacob, N., Talip, N., and Harun, Abd Rahim}
abstractNote = {The up-scaling production of oligochitosan using a continuous gamma irradiation facility at Nuclear Malaysia has been established. Over 2 000 L of 20 000 ppm of oligochitosan at molecular weight of ≤ 10 000 D can be produced per cycle. Subsequently, the oligochitosan has been used in field trials at two different rice plantations during the wet and dry seasons. Both field trials showed remarkable effects on the growth of rice seedlings as well as rice yields. The use of oligochitosan has proven to shorten the period of the rice seedlings from 15 days to 10−12 days. In addition, the cost of this procedure has been greatly reduced since no additional nutrients were used. The growth of the rice seedlings increased by 22.8−23.3% on burned rice husk substrate and by 13.0% on commercial soil when sprayed with oligochitosan as compared to those sprayed with commercial nutrients. With the introduction of oligochitosan, the yield of rice also increased from 2.0-20.0%, depending on the seasons. (author)}
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