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Studies on the nitrate nutrition of two indigenous Rhodesian grasses.

Published online: 01 Jan 1976

Authors: Bate, G. C. & Heelas, B. V.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The mean nitrate reductase activity (NRA) of leaf tissue, from various nitrogen environments, was four times greater in Sporobolus pyramidalis than in...

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Sulphide dioxide and the growth of Pinus sylvestris.

Published online: 01 Jan 1978

Authors: Farrar, J. F. & Relton, J. & Rutter, A. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Seedlings and young trees of Pinus sylvestris were grown in outdoor fumigation chambers at about 5 and 150 mu SO2m-3 (5 pphm). Temperature and water v...

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Studies on Haltica carduorum Guerin (Coleoptera:Chrysomelidae) on alien beetle released in Britain as a contribution to the biological control of creeping thistle, Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop.

Published online: 01 Jan 1973

Authors: Baker, C. R. B. & Blackman, R. L. & Claridge, M. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Adults of Altica (Haltica) carduorum Guer. from France were released in 1969 and 1970 on Cirsium arvense (creeping thistle) at Silwood Park, Berkshire...

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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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A dynamic model for above-ground growth and dry matter production in a forest community.

Published online: 01 Jan 1983

Authors: Kanninen, M. & Hari, P. & Kellomaki, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A model was developed to simulate the production rate of above-ground dry matter by trees and by ground vegetation. Values for a Scots pine stand in c...

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Crop characteristics and the ratio between assimilation and transpiration.

Published online: 01 Jan 1976

Authors: Jones, H. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A simple model is used to calculate transpiration and assimilation rates for leaves or canopies. This is then used to investigate interactions between...

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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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Date of sowing and nursery growth of provenances of Pseudotsuga menziesii given two fertilizer regimes.

Published online: 01 Jan 1978

Authors: Sorensen, F. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Seed collected from natural stands of P. menziesii growing at (a) 250, (b) 520 and (c) 880 m alt. in Oregon, and from a cross between trees in (a) and...

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A predictive model of rainfall interception in forests. II. Generalization of the model and comparison with observations in some coniferous and hardwood stands.

Published online: 01 Jan 1975

Authors: Rutter, A. J. & Morton, A. J. & Robins, P. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A previously published model of rainfall interception by forests was generalized, and elaborated to enable separate calculation of through-fall and st...

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Photosynthesis in Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr.) X. Acclimation to quantum flux density within and between trees.

Published online: 01 Jan 1982

Authors: Leverenz, J. W. & Jarvis, J. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The photosynthetic capacity of shoots from whole plants grown in low light (low light phenotypes) was higher than that of high light phenotypes, where...

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