Genotypic difference in (137)Cs accumulation and transfer from the contaminated field in Fukushima to azuki bean (Vigna angularis).

doi:10.1016/j.jenvrad.2016.04.011

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Genotypic difference in (137)Cs accumulation and transfer from the contaminated field in Fukushima to azuki bean (Vigna angularis).

Journal of environmental radioactivity - 1 Jul 2016

Win Khin Thuzar, Oo Aung Zaw, Kojima Katsuhiro, Salem Djedidi, Yamaya Hiroko, Bellingrath-Kimura Sonoko Dorothea, Tomooka Norihiko, Kaga Akito, Ohkama-Ohtsu Naoko, Yokoyama Tadashi

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The screening of mini-core collection of azuki bean accessions (Vigna angularis (Willd.) Ohwi & Ohashi) for comparative uptake of (137)Cs in their edible portions was done in field trials on land contaminated by the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP) accident. Ninety seven azuki bean accessions including their wild relatives from a Japanese gene bank, were grown in a field in the Fukushima prefecture,...

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Genotypic difference in (137)Cs accumulation and transfer from the contaminated field in Fukushima to azuki bean (Vigna angularis).

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