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Sr90 Uptake by Plants as Influenced by Soil Types and Liming
Author(s) -
Haghiri F.,
Sayre J. D.
Publication year - 1961
Publication title -
soil science society of america journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1435-0661
pISSN - 0361-5995
DOI - 10.2136/sssaj1961.03615995002500020015x
Subject(s) - soil water , agronomy , greenhouse , chemistry , soil ph , zoology , biology , ecology
A greenhouse study was conducted to determine the influence of various soil types and liming on the uptake of Sr 90 by plants. There were highly significant differences in the total uptake and concentration of Sr 90 by corn, soybeans, buckwheat, Sudangrass, and alfalfa from different soil types and liming. In general, the total uptake of Sr 90 from acid Ashtabula, Miami, and Canfield soils was considerably higher than the total uptake from slightly acid Brookston soil. Liming depressed the total uptake of Sr 90 by the plants grown on the acid Ashtabula, Miami, and Canfield soils; but had no effect on the total Sr 90 uptake by the plants from Brookston soil. These differences appear to be associated partly with the differences in exchangeable calcium and pH of the soils. The accumulation of radiostrontium by the various plant species after 5 weeks of growth was in the order: Buckwheat > soybeans > alfalfa > Sudangrass = corn.