Effectiveness of medium pruning on the reduction of radioactive cesium concentration in new shoots of tea plants in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan

Ishii, Takashi; Osada, Hitoshi; Tsukamoto, Shinichiro

doi:10.1080/00380768.2015.1004993

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“…The major cause of radiocesium contamination of tea leaves was translocation of radiocesium deposited on leaves and branches in March 2011 to newly emerged leaves (Tagami et al 2012), but radiocesium transfer from soil through roots was negligibly small (Nonaka 2014). Pruning contaminated branches and leaves was effective to reduce radiocesium concentration in newly emerged tea leaves (Ishii et al 2015;Kamata et al 2015).…”

Section: Tea and Fruitsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Contamination of agricultural products and soils with radiocesium derived from the accident at TEPCO Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station: monitoring, case studies and countermeasures

Yamaguchi

Taniyama

Kimura

et al. 2016

Soil Science and Plant Nutrition

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Five years have passed since the accident at Tokyo Electric Power Company Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station that was triggered by the Great East Japan Earthquake on 11 March 2011. Severe damage to agriculture and the environment is still of great concern in Japanese society. We review the contamination status of agricultural products and soils, decontamination efforts and countermeasures to reduce radiocesium concentration in soil and crops, as well as the responses of Japanese ministries. Since rice is an important staple food for Japanese, the impact of radiocesium on rice (Oryza sativa L.) and paddy fields has been extensively investigated since the accident, and, therefore, issues concerning rice receive considerable attention in this review.

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Section: Tea and Fruitsmentioning

confidence: 99%