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Prediction of the potential distribution of Carduus nutans (nodding thistle) in Australia.

Published online: 01 Jan 1979

Authors: Medd, R. W. & Smith, R. C. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Carduus nutans spp. nutans was introduced into Australia in 1950, since when it has spread into several agricultural areas. Models were developed to d...

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The pollination of onion (Allium cepa L.) to produce hybrid seed.

Published online: 01 Jan 1975

Authors: Williams, I. H. & Free, J. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In general, bees collecting nectar only, as well as bees collecting nectar and pollen, preferred male-fertile to male-sterile cultivars of onion plant...

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Flowering behaviour of populations of Dactylis glomerata under field conditions in Britain.

Published online: 18 Jan 1965

Authors: Calder, D. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Reproductive behaviour was recorded in 23 populations of D. glomerata grown under uniform field conditions. In most populations some plants headed in ...

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Effect of storage and reinstatement procedures on earthworm populations in soils affected by opencast coal mining.

Published online: 28 Jun 1988

Authors: Scullion, J. & Mohammed, A. R. A. & Richardson, H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Earthworm populations were estimated in topsoil stored during opencast mining for coal and in replaced soil. Soil from the surface of storage heaps wa...

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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 genecology of wheat in a Nepalese centre of diversity.

Published online: 01 Jan 1977

Authors: Witcombe, J. R. & Rao, A. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In a glasshouse trial, 94 accessions of wheat from E. Nepal (alt. 1220-2985 m) were grown under uniform conditions; 39 characteristics of the plants w...

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Expansion of leaf area per plant in field bean (Vicia faba L.) as related to daily maximum temperature.

Published online: 03 Jan 1969

Authors: Bull, T. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Relative rate of increase of leaf area per plant was measured in field beans during May-Aug. 1966. In the early stages of growth, until LAI reached ab...

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Population regulation of Rhodesgrass cultivars in sward conditions. II. Tiller density.

Published online: 21 Mar 1992

Authors: Kataoka, M. & Ibaraki, K. & Tokunaga, H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Chloris gayana cv. Katambora, Fords Katambora, Kyushu 1, Kyushu 2 and Kyushu 3 (diploid cultivars) and Boma and Callide (tetraploid) were sown at 350,...

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Contractile growth of the hypocotyl of Lotononis bainesii seedlings in relation to some environmental factors.

Published online: 07 Nov 1992

Authors: Fujita, M. & Humphreys, L. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In a greenhouse experiment L. bainesii seeds were sown at 0, 10, 20 or 30 mm depth, covered with Digitaria decumbens straw (20 mm length) at 0, 70, 14...

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A functional diversity approach of crop sequences reveals that weed diversity and abundance show different responses to environmental variability.

Published online: 01 Sep 2020

Authors: Mahaut, L. & Gaba, S. & Fried, G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Combining several crop species and associated agricultural practices in a crop sequence has the potential to control weed abundance while promoting we...

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