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Simplified Procedures for Radioassay and Autoradiography of Plant Materials 1
Author(s) -
Inselberg Edgar
Publication year - 1959
Publication title -
agronomy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1435-0645
pISSN - 0002-1962
DOI - 10.2134/agronj1959.00021962005100050016x
Subject(s) - pipette , geiger counter , chromatography , counting efficiency , environmental science , chemistry , materials science , optics , physics , detector
Synopsis Compared with the conventional end window Geiger tube, the jacketed counter for the radioassay of liquids had higher precision and counting efficiency, eliminated the need for pipetting and evaporating samples prior to radioassay, and was suitable for counting digested plant samples. The autoradiographic technique was considerably simplified through the use of individually packed film, thus eliminating the need for light‐proof equipment. Autoradiograms of corn, soybeans, tobacco, and tomato plants are presented.