The Influence of Environmental Factors on Infection of Rush Skeletonweed (Chondrilla juncea) by Puccinia chondrillina

Weed Science ◽  
1981 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 364-367 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bonnie L. Blanchette ◽  
G. A. Lee

The effects of temperature and dew period on infectivity of Puccinia chondrillina Bubak and Syd. and the effect of light intensity on uredospore germination were studied under controlled environmental conditions. When rush skeletonweed (Chondrilla juncea L.) plants were inoculated with uredospores at 8, 16, and 24 C, larger pustules developed faster at 24 C than at the cooler temperatures. The greatest amount of infection occurred at 8 and 16 C (75% of the leaf area infected compared to 25% at 24 C). The greater number of infection sites at cooler temperatures was coincident with an increase in uredospore germination at 8 and 16 C compared to 24 C. Increasing the dew period from 0 to 6 h increased the amount of infection by the rust. Light intensities as low as 0.5 klux significantly reduced uredospore germination on water agar. Germ tube growth was restricted significantly by light intensities of 2.5 to 4.5 klux. Applications of uredospores to aid in biological control of this serious weed would be most successful if made at dusk under cool temperatures when an extended dew period is expected.

1972 ◽  
Vol 50 (12) ◽  
pp. 2673-2682 ◽  
Author(s):  
William H. Harvey ◽  
James D. Caponetti

Intact, set III, cinnamon fern cataphyll and frond primordia, which were shown to have no predisposition to fertility in situ, produced sporangia when excised and cultured under sterile conditions in Knudson's medium supplemented with various levels of sucrose and maintained on 11 different regimens of light, darkness, and temperature for 10 weeks. Increasing levels of sucrose resulted in increased fertility under all environmental conditions, but the highest percentage of fertility was obtained under conditions of continuous dark at 26 °C. As the length of the light phase of the photoperiods decreased, a progressive increase in induction of fertile leaves was observed, suggesting that periods of long light exposure are inhibitory to the initiation of sporangia. Conversely, as the light intensity was increased, an inhibition of sporophyll differentiation occurred. Sporangia excised from dark-induced sporophylls and cultured in the light produced viable spores which germinated yielding haploid gametophytes that ultimately produced sporophytes.


Author(s):  
Yuzuru Ikeda ◽  
Kingo Ito ◽  
Gen Matsumoto

The effect of light intensity on the course of embryonic development of squid (Heterololigo bleekeri) was examined. Heterololigo bleekeri embryos at an early stage were incubated in the egg cases under six to seven gradients of light intensities which varied from constant darkness to intensive light >1000 lx (12L:12D for all experimental groups except for the constant darkness group). Duration of hatching in every experimental group ranged from seven to 15 days with a peak for ≈30–50% of total number of hatchlings. However, there were no particular relationships between light intensities and duration of embryonic development, duration of hatching, number of hatchlings at hatching peak, and body size of hatchlings. In all groups, body size of hatchlings increased up to seven days post-hatching and thereafter did not change remarkably. Just after hatching, strongly positive photo taxis was observed for H. bleekeri


2000 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 127-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Tábori ◽  
J. Dobránszki ◽  
A. Ferenczy

The dormancy of potato microtubers produced under different photoperiodic treatments and light intensities was investigated in the varieties Desiree and Gülbaba. The dormant period was defined as the period between harvest or tuber initiation and the end of dormancy. The effects of environmental factors could be detected due to the use of a hormone-free tuber-producing system. Combined treatments had a slight effect on dormancy, while different light intensities influenced it considerably. The lower the light intensity the longer the dormant period for both cultivars. The effects of light intensities depended on the photoperiodic treatments applied for tuber induction.


2010 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 1934578X1000500 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehmet Serhat Odabas ◽  
Necdet Camas ◽  
Cuneyt Cirak ◽  
Jolita Radušiene ◽  
Valdimaras Janulis ◽  
...  

The quantitative effects of temperature and light intensity on accumulation of phenolics were examined on greenhouse-grown plants of Hypericum perforatum L. Plants were grown in a greenhouse separated into two parts: shaded by 50% transparent polyethylene cover and un-shaded. Temperature values and light intensities were measured daily during the experiment, while plants were harvested weekly for HPLC analyses. Multi regression analyses were performed to describe the quantitative effects of temperature and light intensity on phenolics accumulation. According to the results, increases in temperatures from 24°C to 32°C and light intensities from 803.4 μMm−2s−1 to 1618.6 μMm−2s−1 resulted in a continuous increase in amentoflavone, apigenin-7-glucoside, cholorogenic acid, hyperoside, kaempferol, rutin, quercetin and quercitrin contents. The relationships between temperature, light intensity and phenolics accumulation were formulized as P= [a + (b1 x t) + (b2 x l) + [b3 x(t x l)]] equition, where P is the content of the corresponding phenolic, t temperature (°C), l light intensity (μMm−2s−1) and a, b1, b2 and b3 the coefficients of the produced equation. The regression coefficient (R2) value for amentoflavone was 0.84, for apigenin-7-glucoside 0.87, for cholorogenic acid 0.83, for hyperoside 0.95, for kaempferol 0.76, for rutin 0.70, for quercetin – 0.93, and for quercitrin – 0.86. All R2 values and standard errors of the equations were found to be significant at the p<0.001 level. The mathematical models produced in the present study could be applied by Hypericum researchers as useful tools for the prediction of phenolics content instead of routine chemical analyses.


1965 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 345-353 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. J. C. Friend

The number of spikelets on the differentiating inflorescence and the ear at anthesis was highest at high light intensities and at low temperatures. The length of the developing inflorescence and the ear, the height of the main stem, and the total plant dry weight at the time of anthesis were also greatest under these conditions.These results are related to differential effects of temperature and light intensity on the rates and duration of apical elongation, morphological development of the ear, and spikelet formation.


2006 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 12-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed A. Elhejazi

Abstract The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of light intensity on polymerization shrinkage of resin composites. The five materials tested were Lite-Fil (A) (LFA), Lite-Fil (P) (LFP), Z100, Palfique, (PAL) and Tetric (TRC). Two types of measurements were made to determine the effects of environmental temperature and light intensity. Results were analyzed by two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Newman-Keuls procedure at (P<0.05). The changes in temperature and/or light intensity strongly affected composite shrinkage. The amount of shrinkage for LFP at 100% light intensity in room temperature (23°C) was 1.26% and increased up to 2.29% at 60°C. By raising the temperature to 37°C and dropping the light intensity to 42% (459mW/cm2), the amount of polymerization shrinkage was similar to that with full light intensity, and statistically there were no significant differences between 37°C, 45°C, and 60°C. Lower temperatures and lower light intensities produce lower values of shrinkage. However, if the light intensity is below 28%, higher temperatures (60°C) must be applied to obtain a comparable amount of shrinkage. Clinical Relevance Pre-heating composite resin materials at body temperature (37°C) is likely to improve physical properties and compensate any drop of light intensity. Citation Elhejazi AA. The Effects of Temperature and Light Intensity on the Polymerization Shrinkage of Light-cured Composite Filling Materials. J Contemp Dent Pract 2006 July;(7)3:012-021.


1994 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 43 ◽  
Author(s):  
TJ Wassenberg ◽  
BJ Hill

The emergence behaviour of eight species of commercial prawns (between 25.0 and 30.0 mm carapace length) was studied in the laboratory. All except Penaeus merguiensis were nocturnal: they emerged from the substratum in the evening when the light was dimmed and buried themselves in the morning, usually before dawn. P. merguiensis generally remained on the substratum during the day. The species can be grouped on the basis of their behaviour: the first group (P. plebejus and P. latisulcatus) was most sensitive to light, the second group (P. semisulcatus, Metapenaeus ensis, P. esculentus, M. endeavouri and M. bennettae) was less sensitive to light, and the third (P. merguiensis) was least sensitive to light. To find out what triggered emergence, two species (P. esculentus and P. plebejus) were exposed to different rates of light dimming at dusk. Both species responded to absolute light intensity, but the response of P. plebejus was affected by the rate of change of light intensity. The different responses of the species to different light intensities explains some of the differences in catchability in a multi-species prawn fishery.


1999 ◽  
Vol 47 (4) ◽  
pp. 231-236
Author(s):  
Shimon Lavee ◽  
Elizabeth Van Volkenburgh ◽  
Robert Cleland E.

The effect of light intensity on primary bean leaf unfolding and elongation was studied with intact and excised 10-day-old plants grown under red light. Continuous light of 40 μmol; m−2S−1 was enough to induce maximal leaf expansion both on intact and excised bean plants. Lower light intensities had a partial effect. The growth rate during the first 24 h in light was linearly related to light intensity up to 130 μmol; m−2S−1, although this light intensity was already supra-optimal for final leaf size. The minimal amount of light energy needed for full leaf expansion was about 15 mol photons m−2. The mode of light application, level of intensity, and irradiance duration were not critical when the total energy requirement was fulfilled. Under insufficient light applications for full leaf expansion, interrupted irradiance and longer low light intensity application induced leaf elongation more efficiently. Generally, the effect of different white light intensities on primary bean leaf expansion was the same on both intact and excised red-light-grown plants.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kalpana Arambam ◽  
Pradyut Biswas ◽  
Soibam Khogen Singh ◽  
A. B. Patel ◽  
Alok Kumar Jena ◽  
...  

AbstractTwo sequential indoor rearing trials each of 21 days duration were conducted to investigate the effect of light intensity and photoperiod respectively on the growth and survival of Ompok bimaculatus larvae. In first trial, five different light intensities viz. 0, 300, 500, 900, 1200 lx were applied randomly to 800 larvae (0.003 g; 0.51 cm) stocked in triplicate following a completely randomized design into aquarium (30.0 x 15.0 x 15.0 cm) tanks. Sequentially, in second trial, five photoperiod cycles (light: dark, L: D) namely, 24L: 0D, 16L: 8D, 12L: 12D, 8L: 16D and 0L: 24D in combination with the best performing light intensity (300 lx) as observed from the first trial were employed in triplicates in similar set up. From the first trial, significantly higher survival was observed in 0 and 300 lx, whereas growth was highest in 900 lx (P < 0.05). In the second trial, survival was higher in continuous darkness (0L: 24D), whereas, maximum growth was recorded in 24L: 0D and 16L: 8D groups (P < 0.05). Performance index (PI) showed no significant difference (P > 0.05) among 0 and 300 lx light intensities, but were reduced at higher light intensities. The lowest PI was found in 12L: 12D and 8L: 16D condition but did not have any effect in other photoperiod cycles. Overall, from the present study it can be concluded that growth of the larvae is found to be higher in higher light intensity (900lx) and longer photoperiodic cycles (24L: 0D and 16L: 8D), however, better survival was recorded in total dark conditions suggesting that continuous dark condition is recommended for better hatchery performance of the larvae.


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