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Sexual reproduction in Eichhornia crassipes (water hyacinth). I. Fertility of clones from diverse regions.

Published online: 01 Jan 1981

Authors: Barrett, S. C. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Sexual reproduction in 9 clones of Eichhornia crassipes from different parts of the world was examined in the glasshouse. Eight of the clones flowered...

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Survival and growth of selected clones of birch and willow on restored opencast coal sites.

Published online: 19 Apr 1988

Authors: Good, J. E. G. & Williams, T. G. & Moss, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Results are presented from trials with Betula pendula, B. pubescens, Salix caprea and S. cinerea at 6 sites throughout Britain; the selected clones we...

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Conservation of black poplar: insights from a DNA fingerprinting approach.

Published online: 25 May 2020

Authors: Cottrell, J. & A'Hara, S. & Adams, K.

Content type: Bulletin

Black poplar is Great Britain's rarest native hardwood and there is considerable interest in conserving the genetic diversity present in the remaining...

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Frost avoidance by selection for late budburst in Picea sitchensis.

Published online: 19 Apr 1988

Authors: Cannell, M. G. R. & Murray, M. B. & Sheppard, L. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The nature and extent of genetic variation among clones of Queen Charlotte Island provenance was estimated in relation to likely dates of budburst in ...

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Competitive reversal between plant species is driven by species-specific tolerance to flooding stress and nutrient acquisition during early marsh succession.

Published online: 21 Jul 2020

Authors: Muench, A. & Elsey-Quirk, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Understanding plant species interactions along successional trajectories is critical for managing and restoring ecosystems, as both resource availabil...

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A comparison of two groups of yield plots representative of loblolly pine plantations in the Southeastern United States.

Published online: 26 Jun 2019

Authors: Amateis, R. L. & Burkhart, H. E.

Content type: Bulletin article; Conference paper

Stand growth and productivity during the first decade for two groups of yield plots established in managed loblolly pine plantations growing in the So...

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Variation in yield among competing individuals within mixed genotype stands of tea: a selection problem.

Published online: 01 Jan 1978

Authors: Cannell, M. G. R. & Njuguna, C. K. & Ford, E. D. & Smith, R. & Ross-Parker, H. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The procedure adopted in an attempt to identify bushes which would produce high-yielding clones is described. In a six-month study in Kericho, Kenya, ...

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Effects of sublethal cold stress on the aphid Rhopalosiphum padi.

Published online: 08 Mar 1995

Authors: Hutchinson, L. A. & Bale, J. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

An anholocyclic clone of Rhopalosiphum padi was reared on leaves of barley seedlings at 20°C in LD 16:8. First-instar nymphs and newly moulted, pre-re...

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Alate production by aphids on sugar beet: how likely is the evolution of sugar beet-specific biotypes?

Published online: 20 Apr 2000

Authors: Williams, I. S. & Dewar, A. M. & Dixon, A. F. G. & Thornhill, W. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Aphid clones that feed on the same plant species for many generations often develop biotypes specifically adapted to the particular host-plant. Such b...

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Fluctuations in abundance of a stem-boring moth damaging shoots of Phragmites australis: causes and effects of overexploitation of food in a late-successional grass monoculture.

Published online: 21 Sep 1990

Authors: Tscharntke, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Fluctuations in the abundance of the noctuid Archanara geminipuncta, which causes damage to the silicate-rich shoots of common reed (Phragmites austra...

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