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Give the uses of radioactive isotopes in Field of agriculture.

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Field of agriculture:

  • The genes and chromosomes that give seeds properties like fast growth, higher productivity, etc. can be modified by means of radiation. 
  • The radioactive isotope cobalt-60 is used for food preservation. 
  • Onions, potatoes are irradiated with gamma rays from cobalt-60 to prevent their sprouting. 
  • Strontium-90 is used as a tracer in the research on various crops.


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