Abstract
Oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.) is one of the most important oil crops for food oil as well as the materials for biofuel. In order to know growth condition of the plant in relation to the quality of the oil, the nutrient movement in the plant sample is very important. However there are not so many studies focusing on the elemental analysis. Therefore, we performed elemental analysis of B. napus (Kizakinonatane, Kirariboshi, Westar) seeds and plants using SEM-EDS, ICP-AES and X-ray fluorescence instrument. As a result, the concentration of sulfur showed characteristic features among the cultivars. Therefore, we used 35S labeled sulfate to analyze the distribution and movement of sulfur within the plants using an imaging plate. Then we studied the real-time uptake manner of sulfur in the plant. This research was performed under collaboration of Genesis Research Institute, Inc..
