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Aspects of light climate within apple orchards.

Published online: 24 Oct 1971

Authors: Jackson, J. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The apple orchards studied had discontinuous bush-and hedge-type canopies of mean leaf-area indexes of 1-1-4. These values were low, owing to the exis...

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The use of water by cotton crops in Abyan, South Arabia.

Published online: 16 Jul 1966

Authors: Rijks, D. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Fifteen, 45, 60 and 90 cm water were applied before sowing cotton; after irrigation there were 10, 28, 45 and 60 cm of available water respectively in...

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The use of water by cotton crops in Abyan, South Arabia.

Published online: 31 Dec 1966

Authors: Rijks, D. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Cotton was grown with 15, 45, 60 and 90 cm of irrigation water, applied before sowing. After irrigation there were 10, 28, 45 and 60 cm of available w...

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Eco-physiology of apple trees: dry matter production and partitioning by young Golden Delicious trees in France and England.

Published online: 01 Jan 1980

Authors: Heim, G. & Landsberg, J. J. & Watson, R. L. & Brain, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Young Golden Delicious trees were grown at Bristol for 1 year then, in January 1975, half the batch were moved to Montpellier; in January 1976, 6 tree...

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Effects of palm heart harvesting on avian frugivores in the Atlantic rain forest of Brazil.

Published online: 08 Oct 1998

Authors: Galetti, M. & Aleixo, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effects of harvesting the dominant palm tree Euterpe edulis on the abundance of 15 large frugivorous birds (Ramphastidae, Cracidae, Cotingidae, Tr...

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Quantities of pollen on the bodies of insects visiting apple blossom.

Published online: 01 Jan 1975

Authors: Kendall, D. A. & Solomon, M. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The amount of pollen of the appropriate species borne on the body of an insect is presumed to be an important factor in assessing its value as a polli...

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Son System: fruit growing integrated with crops and vegetables.

Published online: 31 Jan 2018

Authors: Guimarães, T. G. & Madeira, N. R.

Content type: Bulletin

Considering the availability of idle physical space between the rows of fruit trees and the high financial investment in the establishment and managem...

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Integrated pest control. Papers presented at a conference of Advisory Entomologists on 11-12 April 1967.

Published online: 01 Jul 1970

Authors: Empson, D. W.

Content type: Conference proceedings

The scientific papers presented at this conference on integrated control of crop pests in Britain comprised: Integrated control and the Advisory Servi...

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Dandelion as a competitor to fruit trees for bee visits.

Published online: 05 Mar 1968

Authors: Free, J. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Honey-bee colonies in fruit orchards (apple and plum) often collect much dandelion pollen. Bees visiting dandelion become conditioned to it and, even ...

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Inducing seed dispersal by generalist frugivores: a new technique to overcome dispersal limitation in restoration.

Published online: 08 Jan 2021

Authors: Silva, W. R. & Zaniratto, C. P. & Ferreira, J. O. V. & Rigacci, E. D. B. & Oliveira, J. F. & Morandi, M. E. F. & Killing, J. G. & Nemes, L. G. & Abreu, L. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Dispersal limitation severely impairs the trajectory of restoration, mainly due to the lack of seed vectors bringing seeds from nearby habitats; a rol...

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