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Innovative productivity improvements in forest operations: a comparative study of the Assortment Grapple using a machine simulator

open access: yesJournal of Forest Science, 2020
Because of generally small log piles, loading forwarders during thinning is time consuming. The Assortment Grapple, an innovative grapple with an extra pair of claws which facilitates the handling of two assortments during one loading crane cycle, has ...
Jussi Manner   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Regulating yield and wine quality of minimal prunning systems through the application of gibberellic acid

open access: yesOENO One, 2006
The use of gibberellic acid to increase berry size and to loosen up bunches in the production of seedless table grape varieties has a long history. The use of gibberellic acid on wine grapes, however, is very limited, mainly because some varieties can ...
Karsten M. Weyand, Hans Reiner Schultz
doaj   +1 more source

Common walnut (Juglans regia L.) wood characteristics in two Italian plantations

open access: yesAnnals of Silvicultural Research, 2019
The Woodnat project (H2020) has the goal of identifying the problems that led to poor yields in walnut plantations established under the financial support of EU 2080/92 Regulation and Rural Development Programme, and of improving the market demand for ...
Gaetano Castro   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Thin-Film Metamaterials Called Sculptured Thin Films [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Morphology and performance are conjointed attributes of metamaterials, of which sculptured thin films (STFs) are examples. STFs are assemblies of nanowires that can be fabricated from many different materials, typically via physical vapor deposition onto rotating substrates.
Lakhtakia, Akhlesh   +1 more
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The Impact of Litter Decomposition on Soil Organic Carbon Stability in Coastal Shelter Forests Under Thinning

open access: yesShuitu Baochi Xuebao
[Objective] To elucidate the characteristics of litter decomposition and changes in soil organic carbon (SOC) fractions under thinning, and to reveal the impact of litter decomposition on the stability of SOC in coastal shelter forests under thinning ...
ZHANG Zixu   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Selecting site characteristics at different spatial and thematic scales for shrubby cinquefoil (Potentilla fruticosa L.) distribution mapping

open access: yesMetsanduslikud Uurimused, 2016
The largest natural population of shrubby cinquefoil (Potentilla fruticosa) in the Baltic States was observed in the field to reveal the scale-dependent explanatory value of site characteristics for subsequent spatial distribution modelling of the ...
Remm Kalle
doaj   +1 more source

Tube Forming Using a Reuleaux Triangle

open access: yesJournal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing, 2017
Tube forming is a manufacturing process in which a circular tube is deformed into various shapes. This paper details a novel process in which tubular steel was formed into a square tube using a Reuleaux triangle tool.
Hayden Seibert   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A review of thinning effects on Scots pine stands: From growth and yield to new challenges under global change

open access: yes, 2017
Aim of the study: Thinning experiments in Scots pine ( Pinus sylvestris L.) stands have been carried out for many years in different regions of its distribution. The aim of this paper is to gather knowledge regarding the effects of thinning on Scots pine
M. Río   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The response of 'Golden Delicious' apple grafted on M 9 and MM 106 rootstock to chemical fruit thinning [PDF]

open access: yesAgroznanje, 2016
The effect of plant growth regulator in early stages of fruit development is to slow or stop the growth of lateral fruits and to cause their early drop.
Drobnjak Dragana
doaj   +1 more source

An improved rotation-invariant thinning algorithm [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Ahmed & Ward have recently presented an elegant, rule-based rotation-invariant thinning algorithm to produce a single-pixel wide skeleton from a binary image.
Rockett, Peter
core   +1 more source

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