Quinoa Phenological Development Modeling Based on Field Data [PDF]
IntroductionClimate change is rapidly degrading the conditions of crop production. For instance, increasing salinization and aridity is forecasted to increase in most parts of the world. As a consequence, new stress-tolerant species and genotypes must be
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Degree-Days: Growing, Heating, and Cooling
How much and when it rains, freezes, and thaws can make the difference between boom and bust for a year's crop. However, temperature can predict more than boom or bust. Atmospheric temperature can predict the growth rates of many plants. For this reason,
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On the Establishment of Climatic Zones in Europe with Regard to the Energy Performance of Buildings
Nowadays, subjects such as eco-design requirements, product rating or code compliance with regard to energy efficiency are expanding towards a pan-European level.
Katerina Tsikaloudaki +2 more
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Phenology, vegetative growth, and yield performance of fig in Southeastern Brazil [PDF]
: The objective of this work was to evaluate the phenological patterns, vegetative growth, and yield characteristics of fig (Ficus carica)varieties in Southeastern Brazil.
Rafael Augusto Ferraz +5 more
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Land-based hatcheries are now capable of growing large Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) post-smolts (approximately 150 – 1000 g), which means that marine net-pens can be stocked with substantially larger fish compared to traditional stocking sizes (< 150
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Evaluation of water requirement, commercial quality, and yield response factor of gladiolus produced with automated irrigation in different growing periods [PDF]
Water management and meteorological conditions during the cropping phase play an essential role in maintaining the commercial quality of cut flowers.
Jaqueline Jesus Santana dos Santos +4 more
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Degree-Day Summation and Hatching of the Forest Tent Caterpillar, \u3ci\u3eMalacosoma Disstria\u3c/i\u3e (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae) [PDF]
(excerpt) The forest tent caterpillar, Malacosoma disstria (Htibner), is a common defoliater of deciduous trees throughout most of the United States and Canada.
Erickson, Glen W +1 more
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Prediction Models for Flight Activity of the Cranberry Girdler (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in Wisconsin [PDF]
Cranberry girdler, Chrysoteuchia topiaria, was monitored with pheromone traps in Wisconsin cranberry farms. Cumulative 50% capture was related to degree-days after first catch using air or soil temperature.
Cockfield, Stephen D, Mahr, Daniel L
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High resistance to climatic variability in a dominant tundra shrub species [PDF]
Climate change is modifying temperature and precipitation regimes across all seasons in northern ecosystems. Summer temperatures are higher, growing seasons extend into spring and fall and snow cover conditions are more variable during winter.
Victoria T. González +5 more
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Phenology of the oil palm interspecific hybrid Elaeis oleifera × Elaeis guineensis
Oil palm is one of the most important oil crops in the world. Because of its high productivity and perennial nature, it has been expanding quickly. Commercial plantations consist mostly of the African palm E. guineensis Jacq.
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