Use of Nuclear Energy in Agriculture

1.    Producing strains of new plant and improved genetically : scientists were able to produce strains of new plant disease-resistant and characterized by high productivity by using radioactive isotopes and the creation of genetic changes in the genes of plants as a result of exposure to gamma rays or neutrons , where studies have shown that exposing the seeds of plants to specific doses of radiation lead to speed plant growth, and the speed of flowering and maturity , not only that but and production plants is characterized by abundant production , and increase the size of the fruit were some of the results are promising , such as getting a new type of rice resistant to diseases in Hungary , France , and the cultivation of wheat is characterized by heavily Snabulh in Germany , and in the United States of America was produced fruits without seeds , and beet sugar high after exposure to nuclear radiation .

2.    Examine ways food plant: using carbon - 14 irradiated been tracking mineral salts in the plant so as to know the extent to which the plant from these salts, using salts vehicle of carbon particles of radioactive Vimitsa plant, and the result was that the plant does not feed on the salts from the root only, but of stem, leaves, flowers and even fruit also leading to innovation liquid fertilizers that are sprayed on the plant, which is absorbed by plants better than regular fertilizers.

3.    Rational use of fertilizers: using phosphorus - 32 irradiated scientists could estimate the amount of fertilizer needed by the plant and the amount of fertilizer lost, where this isotope launch beta particles, which can be calculated and thus calculate the amount of fertilizer that contains this isotope, which sucked down the plant by measuring the amount of radiation released from the plant in different times and places, which have been providing him millions of dollars that were wasted.

4.     Get rid of harmful insects : I've had to use pesticides indiscriminately to eliminate harmful insects such as fruit flies and fly watermelon and worm cotton serious damage affected the quality of the soil , and led to the contamination of air, water and soil , which has a direct impact on human health , animals and plants as well, as led to the elimination of some types of beneficial insects such as silkworms and honey bees and the death of some animals and birds beneficial because of the poisoning that hit , prompting scientists to think of alternative solutions, environmentally clean , and was one of these solutions use of sterile insects , where they are exposed males of these insects in the process of chrysalis late to specific doses of gamma rays released from cobalt - 60 or cesium - 127 to make them sterile , and are launching these insects in great numbers in the affected areas to be married with female Vtda eggs is enriched considerably less reproductive process gradually even non-existent have succeeded this way in eliminating fly Mediterranean fruit fly and melon in Japan , as well as insects stores that cause significant loss of agricultural crops during transport and storage , this technique has helped to save millions of dollars .