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PJB-2012-244

NTEGRATED EFFECT OF DEPLETED URANIUM AND SOIL PROPERTIES ON MAIZE (ZEA MAYS L.) GROWTH

RIZWAN AHMAD1, MUHAMMAD KHALID2*, D.L. JONES3 AND M. MAHMOOD-UL-HASSAN1
Abstract

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Depleted Uranium (DU) is primarily composed of the isotope uranium-238 (238U). It has been identified as an emerging pollutant with the advancement of nuclear science, especially in the regions where nuclear weapons had been used in the recent past. Effect of DU on maize growth was studied by using 2 soils of contrasting characteristics (cambisol and podzol) in a growth chamber study. Both soils were amended with increasing concentrations (0, 0.5

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