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Effect Of Deposition From Static Rocket Test Fires On Corn And Alfalfa, Scout Mendenhall May 2012

Effect Of Deposition From Static Rocket Test Fires On Corn And Alfalfa, Scout Mendenhall

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A greenhouse study was conducted to determine the effects of deposition from static rocket test fires on corn and alfalfa. Seeds were germinated in a wide concentration range of depositional material, called test fire soil (TFS). Additionally, the impact of chloride and aluminum, two major components of test fire soil, on germination was also evaluated. Furthermore, plants were grown in packed columns and exposed to test fire soil, either in the root zone or on foliage. Tissue was weighed and analyzed to compare biomass production and plant composition.

Corn and alfalfa exposed to test fire soil in the root zone …