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Multielemental analysis of soil samples by fast-neutron activation

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Neutron activation analysis (NAA) have been used for the determination of major, minor, and trace elements in 20 soil samples from 5 crop fields of the Crop Research Centre, Pantnagar, India. Fast neutron activation analysis (FNAA) and cyclic neutron activation analysis (CNAA) have been used to determine the concentrations of various elements. The results for minor and trace elements are compared with the level of abundances of world soils. The present study provides the basic data of elemental concentrations in soil samples of 5 major crop fields located in one of the leading agricultural universities of India for future measurements with the objectives of efficient use of fertilizers and pesticides in accordance with the high yield.

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  1. Department of Physics, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, 263 145, Pantnagar, (India)

    G. C. Joshi & H. M. Agrawal

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This work forms parts of the Master's Thesis (1991) submitted by G. C. J., Physics Department, G.B. Pant University, Pantnagar, India.

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Joshi, G.C., Agrawal, H.M. Multielemental analysis of soil samples by fast-neutron activation. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, Articles 198, 475–485 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02036564

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