Cesium accumulation in nodules is involved in mitigating cesium transfer to shoot
Kazuki Murashima, Naoto Nihei, Nao Okuma, Hayato Maruyama, Toshihiro Watanabe, Takuro Shinano · 2025
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Description
Kazuki Murashima and five co-authors study how root nodules trap cesium in soybean plants. Their 2025 paper addresses radiocesium moving from soil into crops. Potassium in soil usually slows that move, but soybeans respond less than other crops. The team suspected the root nodules, home to partner bacteria, change the flow.
Field tests used three soybean types with different nodulating strength. Cesium piled up in nodules more than in any other plant part. Imaging of radioactivity confirmed the nodule hoard. Types forming more nodules sent less cesium up to their shoots. The nodules thus act as a sink that shields the harvestable plant from contamination.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Kazuki Murashima, Naoto Nihei, Nao Okuma, Hayato Maruyama, Toshihiro Watanabe, Takuro Shinano |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 41 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |