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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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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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Effect of water stress on stem diameter changes of peach trees growing in the field.

Published online: 13 May 1986

Authors: Garnier, E. & Berger, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Daily stem diameter changes were recorded continuously from June to September on peach trees (cv. Springcrest on GF 305 rootstock) irrigated at 50 and...

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The effect of European canker and its spatial pattern on four apple cultivars in British Columbia.

Published online: 01 Jan 1982

Authors: Johnson, D. L. & Doust, J. L. & Eaton, G. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The density and distribution of Nectria galligena were determined on all 16 combinations of 4 cvs (Summerland Red McIntosh, Harrold's Delicious, Spart...

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The foraging behaviour of honeybees on ornamental Malus spp. used as pollinizers in apple orchards.

Published online: 01 Jan 1976

Authors: Kendall, D. A. & Smith, B. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The flowers of 3 ornamental Malus spp. (M. aldenhamensis, M. floribunda cv. Hillierii and M. cv. Golden Hornet) and of cvs Cox's Orange Pippin, Worces...

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Microclimate in an apple orchard.

Published online: 01 Jan 1974

Authors: Landsberg, J. J. & Powell, D. B. B. & Butler, D. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

During 1971 micro-meteorological measurements were made in March, May, July, August and October in a 7-year-old hedgerow-type apple orchard. The albed...

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Spatial pattern of a clonal perennial weed, Rubia peregrina (Rubiaceae), in vineyards of southern France.

Published online: 16 May 1992

Authors: Navas, M. L. & Goulard, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The spatial distribution of Rubia peregrina was analysed and modelled in a vineyard in southern France using a two-dimensional approach. The pattern, ...

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Direct and indirect effects of landscape change on the reproduction of a temperate perennial herb.

Published online: 30 Nov 2011

Authors: Valdés, A. & García, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The harmful effects of landscape change on species reproduction may be direct when habitat loss and fragmentation affect individual performance within...

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Natural vegetation benefits synergistic control of the three main insect and pathogen pests of a fruit crop in southern Africa.

Published online: 29 Jul 2015

Authors: Henri, D. C. & Jones, O. & Tsiattalos, A. & Thébault, E. & Seymour, C. L. & Veen, F. J. F. van

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Most studies of the potential for natural habitat to improve agricultural productivity have been conducted in transformed, temperate regions, but litt...

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Seed limitation during early forest succession in a rural landscape on Chiloé Island, Chile: implications for temperate forest restoration.

Published online: 10 Oct 2012

Authors: Bustamante-Sánchez, M. A. & Armesto, J. J. & Landis, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Re-establishment of native forest species in rural landscapes may be conditioned by the proximity of seed sources, the post-disturbance composition of...

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