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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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Growth and water use of Lolium perenne. 2. Plant growth.

Published online: 08 Jan 1972

Authors: Lawlor, D. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effects of decreasing water potential of the soil and plant on growth of L. perenne were studied. Leaf and root extension growth decreased by 50% ...

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Simulated dynamics of blue grama production.

Published online: 01 Jan 1977

Authors: Brown, L. F. & Trlica, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

DM production of swards of Bouteloua gracilis was modelled using measured effects of soil water potential, temperature, visible irradiance and phenolo...

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Vertical gradients of water potential and tissue water relations in Sitka Spruce trees measured with the pressure chamber.

Published online: 01 Jan 1975

Authors: Hellkvist, J. & Richards, G. P. & Jarvis, P. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Reports a study in 1970-71 on 23-year-old trees of Picea sitchensis growing on a NE-facing slope at Fetteresso Forest, Kincardineshire, Scotland, in w...

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Simulating the long-term dynamics of slug populations: a process-based modelling approach for pest control.

Published online: 22 Aug 2001

Authors: Shirley, M. D. F. & Rushton, S. P. & Young, A. G. & Port, G. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

An individual-based simulation model was developed to investigate the long-term dynamics of slug populations using the field slug Deroceras reticulatu...

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Growth and water use of Lolium perenne. 1. Water transport.

Published online: 08 Jan 1972

Authors: Lawlor, D. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Water absorption and transpiration are considered in relation to the gradients of water potential between the soil and the leaves of Lolium perenne gr...

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Measurements of total ana matric suctions of soil water using thermocouple psychrometer and pressure membrane apparatus.

Published online: 22 May 1969

Authors: Williams, J. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The fitted lines relating total and matric suctions to water content of a coarse sandy loam were significantly different but nevertheless very similar...

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A 3-year study of water relations of urban street trees.

Published online: 01 May 1993

Authors: Whitlow, T. H. & Bassuk, N. L. & Reichert, D. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Results are presented from a study of 20 street trees (8 on the E. side of the street, 12 on the W. side, 9 Fraxinus pennsylvanica, 11 Tilia cordata) ...

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An empirical mathematical model to describe plant root systems.

Published online: 01 Jan 1974

Authors: Gerwitz, A. & Page, E. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

An empirical model used to standardize data on root investigations was P = 100 (1-e-fx) where P was the percentage of roots in x cm of soil, and f was...

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Importance of soil solution chemistry to field performance of Galium odoratum and Stellaria nemorum.

Published online: 30 Mar 1995

Authors: Falkengren-Grerup, U.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Six Swedish beech forest sites, representing the range of pH for soils which support Galium odoratum and Stellaria nemorum, were sampled during 1 year...

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