Document Details
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Title:
Atoms in Agriculture
Author(s):
Osborne, Thomas S. [University of Tennessee]
Subject Terms:
Understanding the Atom Series; The World of the Atom Series
Document Type:
BOOK
Publication Date:
1965 Jan 01
Declassification Status:
Never classified
Document Pages:
31 pg
Accession Number:
Atom12
Originating Research Org.:
US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)
OpenNet Entry Date:
2014 Jun 26
OpenNet Modified Date:
2014 Jun 25
Description/Abstract:
Agriculture benefits from the applications of research. Radioactive techniques have been used to study soils, plants, microbes, insects, farm animals, and new ways to use and preserve foodstuffs. Radioactive atoms are not used directly by farmers but are used in research directed by the U. S. Department of Agriculture and Atomic Energy Commission, by the agricultural experiment stations of the various states, and by numerous public and private research institutions. From such research come improved materials and methods which are used on the farm.