论文信息 - A monitoring system of radioactive tracers in hydroponic solution for research on plant physiology

A monitoring system of radioactive tracers in hydroponic solution for research on plant physiology

The mechanism of nutrient uptake in plants has received considerable attention in the field of plant science. Here we describe the development of a new monitoring system of radioactive tracers in hydroponic solution, which enables the noninvasive measurement of radioactive tracer uptake by an intact plant. In addition, we incorporated a weighing instrument into this system in order to simultaneously monitor water uptake by the same plant. For an evaluation of this monitoring system, we conducted a tracer experiment with a rice plant and a positron-emitting radioactive tracer, and successfully obtained continuous data for the amounts of radioactive tracer and water taken up by the intact plant over 36 h.

N. Suzui | N. Kawachi | M. Yamaguchi | S. Fujimaki | N. Ishioka

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