Design and operation of a carbon-14 biosynthesis chamber /
Jim Smith, Franklin E. Allison, Joseph F. Mullins, United States. · 1962
Carbon-14 labeled plant material can be used to advantage in many types of research.Two of these uses-for studies of soil organic matter and | for plant physiological investigations-are being employed at Beltsville, Md.Preparation of labeled plant material requires a special growth chamber in which plants can be grown for considerable periods of time in an atmosphere con-| taining carbon dioxide labeled with carbon-14 at 'constant specific activity.Several such facilities have been constructed.