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Effects of Pneumatic Defoliation on Fruit Quality and Skin Coloration in ‘Fuji’ Apples

Agriculture
Fruit skin color and physical quality are important for customer acceptability and market value. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the effect of pneumatic defoliation on the fruit quality, coloration, and anthocyanin content of ‘Fuji’ apples. Apple
Nay Myo Win, Jingi Yoo, Van Giap Do, Sangjin Yang, Soon-Il Kwon, Hun-Joong Kweon, Seonae Kim, Youngsuk Lee, In-Kyu Kang, Juhyeon Park   +9 more
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Transcriptome differential expression analysis of defoliation of two different lemon varieties [PDF]

PeerJ
‘Allen Eureka’ is a bud variety of Eureka lemon with excellent fruiting traits. However, it suffers from severe winter defoliation that leads to a large loss of organic nutrients and seriously affects the tree’s growth and development as well as the ...
Meichao Dong, Tuo Yin, Junyan Gao, Hanyao Zhang, Fan Yang, Shaohua Wang, Chunrui Long, Xiaomeng Fu, Hongming Liu, Lina Guo, Dongguo Zhou   +10 more
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The impacts of biological invasions

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Anthropocene is characterised by a continuous human‐mediated reshuffling of the distributions of species globally. Both intentional and unintentional introductions have resulted in numerous species being translocated beyond their native ranges, often leading to their establishment and subsequent spread – a process referred to as biological
Phillip J. Haubrock, Teun Everts, Neil Angelo S. Abreo, Jamie Bojko, Victor Deklerck, James W. E. Dickey, Ana Clara S. Franco, Emili García‐Berthou, Stelios Katsanevakis, Natalia I. Kirichenko, Stefano Mammola, Martin A. Nuñez, Ben Parker, Riccardo Scalera, Ismael Soto, Diederik Strubbe, Ali Serhan Tarkan, Lorenzo Vilizzi, Tim Adriaens, Paride Balzani, Dagmara Błońska, Elizabeta Briski, Rein Brys, Amy L. Burgess, James E. Byers, Carlos Cano‐Barbacil, Giuseppe Castaldelli, Jaimie T.A. Dick, Victoria Dominguez Almela, Romina D. Dimarco, Margarita Florencio, Antonín Kouba, Melina Kourantidou, Irmak Kurtul, Irene Martín‐Forés, Olivier Morissette, Julian D. Olden, Bruno E. Soares, Jakub Truszkowski, Hugo Verreycken, Marc Kenis, Ronaldo Sousa, J. Robert Britton   +42 more
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Detection of Annual Spruce Budworm Defoliation and Severity Classification Using Landsat Imagery

Forests, 2018
Spruce budworm (SBW) is the most destructive forest pest in eastern forests of North America. Mapping annual current-year SBW defoliation is challenging because of the large landscape scale of infestations, high temporal/spatial variability, and the ...
Parinaz Rahimzadeh-Bajgiran, A. Weiskittel, D. Kneeshaw, D. Maclean   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Climate Change Has Already Reshaped North American Forest Pest Dynamics: Insights From Multidecadal Process‐Based Modelling

Global Change Biology Communications, EarlyView.
Climate change has rapidly expanded and shifted suitable climate conditions for eight major forest pests across North America, especially toward northern and higher elevation areas. Host exposure and overlap among pests are increasing, raising ecological and economic risks, and signaling accelerating future impacts under continued warming.
Yan Boulanger, Chris J. K. MacQuarrie, Véronique Martel, Jacques Régnière, Rémi Saint‐Amant, Kishan Sambaraju   +5 more
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Consequences of repeated defoliation on belowground bud banks of Carex brevicuspis (Cyperaceae) in the Dongting Lake wetlands, China

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2016
Despite the predominant role of bud banks in the regeneration of clonal macrophyte populations, few studies have examined the way in which clonal macrophytes adjust the demographic features of bud banks to regulate population dynamics in response to ...
Xinsheng Chen, Zhengmiao Deng, Yonghong Xie, Feng Li, Zhiyong Hou, Chao Wu   +5 more
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Calibrating the Severity of Forest Defoliation by Pine Processionary Moth with Landsat and UAV Imagery

Italian National Conference on Sensors, 2018
The pine processionary moth (Thaumetopoea pityocampa Dennis and Schiff.), one of the major defoliating insects in Mediterranean forests, has become an increasing threat to the forest health of the region over the past two decades. After a recent outbreak
Kaori Otsu, Magda Pla, J. Vayreda, L. Brotóns   +3 more
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Selection for persistence of endophyte‐free meadow fescue under intensive grazing versus frequent mowing

Grassland Research, EarlyView.
Cattle grazing meadow fescue pasture in remnant oak savanna near Fennimore, Wisconsin. Abstract Background Meadow fescue (Schedonorus pratensis (Huds.) P. Beauv.) is highly adapted to managed rotational grazing systems with sufficient rest periods to promote regrowth and sward longevity.
Michael D. Casler
wiley   +1 more source

Optimizing Soil Properties Through Hydrogel and Sawdust Combinations for Better Plant Growth

Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, EarlyView.
This graphical abstract illustrates the effects of various soil amendments on poplar cutting vitality under drought conditions, as observed using X‐ray computed tomography (CT). It compares soil alone, soil with sawdust, soil with hydrogel, and their combination, highlighting differences in internal structure, water retention, and root development.
Kateřina Hájková, Ivana Tomášková, Tomáš Holeček, Václav Bittner, Petr Šenfeld, Adam Sikora, Karolina Resnerová, Jiří Turek, Jiří Trombik, Jan Macků   +9 more
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Differences in reproductive performance traits of two Platanthera species

Nordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
The species Platanthera bifolia and P. chlorantha (Orchidaceae) are both declining in Europe, but P. bifolia has been diminishing relatively more. Loss of habitats and landscape heterogeneity due to agricultural intensification or abandonment of less fertile areas are primary drivers of decreasing orchid populations.
Marilin Mõtlep, Aigi Ilves, Tiiu Kull, Katrin Heinsoo, Kadri Tali   +4 more
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