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significant results and the plantation area of each of these items exceeds

10 million acres. Our nation is in the forefront in this field in terms of

number of species, area of plantation and economic benefit obtained. In

recent years the scope of study has been expanded to cover flowers and trees,

medicinal herbs and microorganisms.

2.

Production Increase Stimulated by Radiation

A small amount of radiation can foster the growth of living things.

Exposure to a small amount of rays

rays or neutron irradiation can boost the

fertility of tussahs by 10 to 20% and improve the quality of silk.

can also raise the incubation rate of carp fish eggs and the survival rate

Radiation

of young carp fish. Exposing the eggs of shrimps and young shrimps to radia-

tion can yield similar results.

3.

Pest Control by Insect Sterilization

Exposure to a certain amount of ionising radiation can destroy

the reproduction cells of insects without killing them, thus preventing their

completion of the alternation of ganerations.

When a large number of insect which has been sterilized is released

in an area plagued by the same species, the sterilized insect will mate with

the healthy one but they cannot reproduce their next generation, thus achieving

the aim of pest control. The merits of this method are 1. accurately aiming

at the target insect, 2. long lasting effect, 3. no pollution to the environ-

ment and 4. harmless to human being and other living things.

4.

Storage of farm and Side-line Products

During the process of storage and transportation, farm and side-

line products and seafood may easily go mouldy or rotten. Radiation can kill

the microorganisms in food and destroy worms and their eggs in grains, thus

prolonging the shelf life of fish, meat, vegetable and fruit, improving

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