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Instruments for the measurement of photosynthetically active radiation and red, far-red and blue light.

Published online: 01 Jan 1983

Authors: Woodward, F. I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The design of an instrument for the simultaneous measurement of photosynthetically active radiation and red, far-red and blue light is described. The ...

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Effects of temperature fluctuation, red and far-red light and nitrate on seed germination of five grasses.

Published online: 17 Feb 1984

Authors: Williams, E. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Seed germination in Agrostis capillaris, Holcus lanatus, Poa trivialis, Cynosurus cristatus and Festuca rubra was investigated in the dark at temp. ra...

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Tillering responses to enrichment of red light beneath the canopy in a humid natural grassland.

Published online: 11 Jun 1985

Authors: Deregibus, V. A. & Sanchez, R. A. & Casal, J. J. & Trlica, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Paspalum dilatatum and Sporobolus indicus plants growing in dense humid natural grassland were illuminated basally with red light by use of light-emit...

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Light transmittance by apple leaves and canopies.

Published online: 01 Jan 1978

Authors: Palmer, J. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Light transmittance and reflectance of sun and shade leaves of apple (cv. Golden Delicious) were measured from May to September over the 380-700 nm wa...

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Light and thermal environments as modified by a wheat crop: effects on weed seed germination.

Published online: 17 May 2006

Authors: Kruk, B. & Insausti, P. & Razul, A. & Benech-Arnold, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Knowledge of the regulatory effects of the crop canopy on weed seed germination is necessary to understand fully the behaviour of weed seed banks duri...

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Light quality and spatial variability influences on seedling regeneration in Hawaiian lowland wet forests.

Published online: 21 Dec 2024

Authors: Rosam, J. R. & Warman, L. & Ostertag, R. & Perroy, R. & Cordell, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Tropical forest understories tend to be light-limited. The red-to-far-red ratio (R:FR) is a useful and reliable index of light quality and its spatial...

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Manipulation of light spectral quality disrupts host location and attachment by parasitic plants in the genus Cuscuta.

Published online: 01 Jun 2016

Authors: Johnson, B. I. & De Moraes, C. M. & Mescher, M. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Parasitic plants in the genus Cuscuta (dodders) make their living by extracting resources from other plants. While relatively few dodder species are a...

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The foliage-light product, a measure for assessing orchard canopies, and its relation to the yields of three apple varieties trained to three forms.

Published online: 01 Jan 1973

Authors: Maggs, D. H. & Alexander, D. McE.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The foliage-light product (FLP) is proposed as a simple and rapid means of assessing management systems of orchard trees by combining the two importan...

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The leaching of some elements from herbage plants by simulated rain.

Published online: 08 Jan 1972

Authors: Clement, C. R. & Jones, L. H. P. & Hopper, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Perennial ryegrass, wheat, red clover and lucerne were grown on soil in pots with and without added K; foliage was leached with simulated rain and the...

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The leaching of some elements from herbage plants by simulated rain.

Published online: 07 Jul 1972

Authors: Clement, C. R. & Jones, L. H. P. & Hopper, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In pot experiments using fine sandy loam (pH 6.3) ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.), winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), red clover (Trifolium pratense L....

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