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Differences in the sensitivity of barley varieties to direct cesium contamination from the Chernobyl accident
M Ohlenschlaeger1, G Gissel-Nielsen, S P Nielsen
1Environmental Science and Technology Department, Risø National Laboratory, Roskilde, Denmark.
Health Physics
|May 1, 1993
Abstract:
A number of winter and spring barley (Hordeum vulgare L) varieties were tested for sensitivity to direct cesium contamination in Denmark arising from the Chernobyl accident. Significant differences among varieties were revealed which were independent of crop growing conditions. Results indicate that different sensitivities among varieties result from genetic or morphological differences.