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Climatic variation in forage grasses. 1. Leaf development in climatic races of Lolium and Dactylis.

Published online: 18 Jan 1965

Authors: Cooper, J. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Leaf expansion was investigated in 10 ecotypes of Lolium perenne and 7 of Dactylis glomerata. Seasonal sowings revealed a regular cline in relative ra...

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Diurnal Lepidoptera: sensitive indicators of cultivated and abandoned grassland.

Published online: 04 Jun 1986

Authors: Erhardt, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Studies were made in the Tavetsch Valley in the subalpine region of central Switzerland, of the day-active Lepidoptera faunas in different types of cu...

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The effects of age and weather on egg-laying in Pieris rapae L.

Published online: 01 Jan 1977

Authors: Gossard, T. W. & Jones, R. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The adult life-span and the factors affecting egg production in Pieris rapae (L.) (especially age, temperature and solar radiation) were investigated ...

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Light induced dormancy in Bromus sterilis.

Published online: 01 Jan 1983

Authors: Pollard, F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Seeds of Bromus sterilis overwintered outdoors on the panicle were dormant the following spring, whereas seeds stored indoors germinated rapidly. The ...

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Temperature and leaf growth in four grass species.

Published online: 01 Jan 1976

Authors: Peacock, J. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Leaf extension rates of perennial ryegrass, Italian ryegrass, tall fescue and timothy were measured in the field using artificial soil heating as a tr...

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Water use by irrigated cotton in the Sudan. 4. Water use, potential evaporation and yield.

Published online: 01 Jan 1976

Authors: Rijks, D. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Estimates of water used by irrigated cotton crops, obtained by micrometeorological methods, soil water sampling and lysimetry, were related to Penman'...

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A comparison of British and North African varieties of tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea). 1. Leaf growth during winter and the effects on it of temperature and day-length.

Published online: 13 Jan 1968

Authors: Robson, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The varieties used were S170 and ecotype AH from 660 m alt. in Algeria. AH expanded more leaf area during winter than did S170, and had a higher leaf-...

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Variation in growth and development in natural populations of Dactylis glomerata from Norway and Portugal. 1. Growth analysis.

Published online: 08 Jan 1972

Authors: Eagles, C. F. & østgård, O.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

3 populations of cocksfoot from Norway and 1 from Portugal were grown at 5, 15 or 25°C with 8 or 24 h light/day. In short days at low temperature, the...

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Role of bamboos in nutrient conservation during secondary succession following slash and burn agriculture (jhum) in north-east India.

Published online: 12 Jan 1990

Authors: Rao, K. S. & Ramakrishnan, P. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A study in 5, 10 and 15-yr-old 'fallow' stands at 3 sites at 200-300 m altitude, in the Garo and Khasi hills (Meghalaya) and the Naga hills (Nagaland)...

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Effects of total solar radiation and temperature on vegetative growth in the East of Scotland.

Published online: 01 Jan 1974

Authors: Hegarty, T. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Effects of total solar radiation and temperature on the early vegetative growth of Helianthus annuus cv. Polestar and Phaseolus vulgaris cv. Canadian ...

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