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Farmers' perceptions of the scale of the bracken problem on farms in less favoured areas in England and Wales.

Published online: 16 May 1992

Authors: Varvarigos, P. & Lawton, J. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Farmers' perceptions of the extent of bracken (Pteridium aquilinum) encroachment on upland farms was summarized from a postal questionnaire done in 19...

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Evaporation rate, leaf water potential and stomatal conductance in Lolium, Trifolium and Lysimachia in drying soil.

Published online: 01 Jan 1976

Authors: Lawlor, D. W. & Lake, J. V.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Swards of perennial ryegrass and white clover were grown in controlled-environment cabinets in soil that was allowed to dry. The evaporation rate duri...

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Site-specific nutrient management: implementation guidance for policymakers and investors.

Published online: 13 Dec 2018

Authors: Richards, M. B. & Butterbach-Bahl, K. & Jat, M. L. & Lipinski, B. & Ortiz-Monasterio, I. & Sapkota, T.

Content type: Miscellaneous

This brief discusses site-specific nutrient management (SSNM), which provides guidance relevant to the context of farmers' fields. SSNM maintains or e...

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Feeding of slugs (Deroceras sp. and Lehmannia nyctelia) on subtropical pasture species, particularly Kenya white clover (Trifolium semipilosum) cv. Safari.

Published online: 01 Jan 1979

Authors: Yamashita, Y. & Jones, R. M. & Nicholson, C. H. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Field measurements showed that Deroceras sp., a slug, could at times be a serious pest in pastures of T. semipilosum cv. Safari in SE Queensland. At p...

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Evaporation from a Themeda grassland. 2. Resistance model of plant evaporation.

Published online: 01 Jan 1979

Authors: Dunin, F. X. & Aston, A. R. & Reyenga, W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A model, incorporating resistances to water vapour transport, was developed to account for controls on grassland evaporation in S. Tablelands region o...

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Effects of controlled levels of sulphur dioxide on western wheatgrass in a south-eastern Montana grassland.

Published online: 01 Jan 1979

Authors: Heitschmidt, R. K. & Lauenroth, W. K. & Dodd, J. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Swards dominated by western wheatgrass (Agropyron smithii) at 2 sites in SE Montana were continuously fumigated with 2, 4 or 7 p.p.h.m. SO2 from mid-M...

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Effects of controlled levels of sulphur dioxide on the nutrient quality of western wheatgrass.

Published online: 01 Jan 1979

Authors: Schwartz, C. C. & Lauenroth, W. K. & Heitschmidt, R. K. & Dodd, J. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A native grassland in SE Montana dominated by Agropyron smithii was continuously fumigated with 2, 4 or 7 p.p.h.m. SO2 from mid-May until Oct. 1975 an...

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Effects of drought on growth and competitive ability of perennial ryegrass and white clover.

Published online: 20 Dec 1984

Authors: Thomas, H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Lolium perenne cv. S23, Trifolium repens cv. S184 and T. repens cv. Olwen were grown in the glasshouse as monocultures and as mixtures. Drought condit...

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Competition for light and nutrients between natural populations of Dac- tylis glomerata.

Published online: 08 Jan 1972

Authors: Eagles, C. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Seedlings of cocksfoot populations from Norway and Portugal were planted-out 5 cm apart at the cotyledon stage into boxes equipped with partitions to ...

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Long-term effects of ammonium sulphate on Calluna vulgaris.

Published online: 26 Jun 1997

Authors: Uren, S. C. & Ainsworth, N. & Power, S. A. & Cousins, D. A. & Huxedurp, L. M. & Ashmore, M. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The results of the first 4 years of an experiment which has involved frequent applications of ammonium sulfate within a 1-km2 tract of nitrogen-poor d...

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