SEASONAL CHANGES IN WATER INTAKE THROUGH BORE HOLES IN WHITE OAK TRUNKS

1965 ◽  
Vol 43 (9) ◽  
pp. 1037-1041 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johnson Parker
Keyword(s):  
Soil Moisture ◽  
Water Intake ◽  
Seasonal Changes ◽  
Daily Temperature ◽  
Quercus Alba ◽  
White Oak ◽  
Maximum Daily Temperature ◽  
Air Temperatures

Water introduced into bore holes in trunks of Quercus alba L. trees over 6-hour daylight periods at different times of the year was taken up as rapidly by trees without leaves as by trees with leaves. In spring, with ample soil moisture, there seemed to be some relationship between volume of water intake and air temperatures during injection. In autumn, water intake appeared mainly unrelated to maximum daily temperature. There was indication of an increase in water intake as the autumn progressed, although soil moisture may have influenced results. Differences among groups of trees regarding volume of intake in spring and autumn were evident, although there were only slight or insignificant differences in site among these groups.

CORRELATION COMMUNICATION BETWEEN METEOROLOGICAL PARAMETERS AT EXTREME VALUES OF MAXIMUM AIR TEMPERATURES

2020 ◽  
pp. 101-112
Author(s):  
S.V. Savchuk ◽  
V.E. Timofeev ◽  
O.A. Shcheglov ◽  
V.A. Artemenko ◽  
I.L. Kozlenko
Keyword(s):  
Air Temperature ◽  
Meteorological Parameters ◽  
Extreme Values ◽  
Daily Temperature ◽  
Sea Level Pressure ◽  
Maximum Daily Temperature ◽  
The North ◽  
Air Temperatures ◽  
Average Maximum ◽  
Maximum Air Temperature

The object of the study is the maximum daily air temperature during the months of the year over 1991-2016 by the data of 186 meteorological stations of Ukraine. Extreme values of the maximum daily temperature equal to or exceeded their 95th (Tmax95p and above, ºС) percentile were taken as extreme. The article sets the dates (137 cases) of extreme values of maximum air temperature on more than 60 % of the territory. For these dates, 13 meteorological parameters were selected: average, minimum, and maximum air temperatures; average, minimum and maximum relative humidity; station and sea-level pressure; average, maximum (from 8 synoptic hours) wind speed; rainfall; height of snow cover. The purpose of this work is to determine the correlation coefficient (K), in particular, statistically significant (K≤-0.6, K≥0.6), on these dates between selected meteorological parameters at 186 meteorological stations of Ukraine for 1991-2013. The density of the cases of statistically significant dependence between the meteorological parameters in extremely warm days in separate seasons is determined. In extremely warm days, meteorological parameters and areas with statistically significant correlations at K≤-0.6 were detected: T and F (focally in southern and some western regions with significant density) − in winter; T and F (with the highest density ubiquitous or almost ubiquitous), P and V (in a large number of regions, usually west or right-bank, but with less frequency) − in the transition seasons, and in the autumn between − T and F (in the south with smaller density) and P and F (in some areas of the north, northwest, west, lower east). In all seasons, such a correlation between other meteorological parameters had a focal distribution, usually with a smaller density. In these days, a focal distribution with a small frequency of dependencies at K≥0.6 was found between the meteorological parameters detected (F and V in transition seasons, T and F in winter), except for similar ones. However, such dependence is observed between T and V in some regions in winter and autumn and in some areas of south, southeast, east with a smaller density. The study of the maximum daily temperature is relevant, because from the level of natural hydrometeorological phenomena it is accompanied by dangerous phenomena, negatively affecting the weather dependent industries.

The effects of drought on water relations and stem shrinkage of Quercus alba

1975 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. 62-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas M. Hinckley ◽  
David N. Bruckerhoff
Keyword(s):  
Soil Moisture ◽  
Surface Resistance ◽  
Leaf Surface ◽  
Stomatal Closure ◽  
Quercus Alba ◽  
Plant Water ◽  
White Oak ◽  
Water Deficits ◽  
Xylem Pressure Potential ◽  
Diurnal Fluctuations

Stem circumference, xylem pressure potential (P), and leaf surface resistance were measured in a dominant forest-grown white oak (Quercus alba L.) tree from the beginning of, through the development of, and to recovery from a major drought in mid-Missouri. Continuous recording of several environmental variables and periodic measurements of soil moisture were made in coordination with the above plant variables. As base P(P measured just before sunrise) and soil moisture decreased, net day-to-day and even week-to-week stem shrinkage was observed. Periodic thunderstorms alleviated soil and plant water deficits and stem circumference recovered. Excellent relationships were noted between soil moisture in the upper 30 cm of a 107-cm profile and either base P or stem circumference.Four clear and 2 cloudy days with rain are presented to illustrate diurnal patterns in the aforementioned variables. The generalized pattern of diurnal fluctuations in stem circumference consisted of early morning shrinkage, which continued to a 1500- to 1700-h. (true solar time) minimum, and subsequent recovery. Hysteresis loops resulted when stem circumference was plotted against P. Maximum diurnal fluctuations in stem circumference were greatest when soil moisture had been depleted slightly below field capacity. Further depletion led to lower values of P, stomatal closure, restricted plant water loss, and reduced stem shrinkage. The relationship between flux (vapor pressure deficit – leaf surface resistance) and P is also described and it provided a possible means of modeling P in plants. The possible role of the stem reservoir in augmenting foliar water deficits is presented and discussed.

scholarly journals Association of Phytophthora cinnamomi with White Oak Decline in Southern Ohio

Plant Disease ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 94 (8) ◽  
pp. 1026-1034 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annemarie M. Nagle ◽  
Robert P. Long ◽  
Laurence V. Madden ◽  
Pierluigi Bonello
Keyword(s):  
Soil Moisture ◽  
Phytophthora Cinnamomi ◽  
Clay Content ◽  
Environmental Drivers ◽  
Quercus Alba ◽  
Oak Decline ◽  
White Oak ◽  
Population Densities ◽  
Exponential Relationship ◽  
Root Health

A decline syndrome and widespread mortality of mature white oak tree (Quercus alba) associated with wet and low-lying areas has been recently observed in southern Ohio forests. Previous studies have isolated Phytophthora cinnamomi from white oak rhizospheres. In 2008 and 2009, P. cinnamomi population densities in two healthy and two declining white oak stands at Scioto Trail State Forest were quantified and potential roles of three environmental drivers of Phytophthora spp.–induced decline were assessed: soil texture, soil moisture, and topography. Significantly higher P. cinnamomi propagule densities were found in declining stands in both years but propagule densities were not associated with soil moisture content. Trends in population densities were not correlated with soil moisture or topographic position within field sites. There was a positive, exponential relationship between overall P. cinnamomi population levels and soil moisture on a seasonal scale in 2008 but not 2009. Sites with greater soil clay content were associated with greater decline. Effects of P. cinnamomi inoculum and periodic flooding on root health of 1-year-old potted white oak trees grown in native soil mixes in the greenhouse were examined. Root systems of potted oak were significantly damaged by soil inoculation with P. cinnamomi, especially under flooding conditions. Results of these studies support the hypothesis that P. cinnamomi is a contributing agent to white oak decline in southern Ohio.

scholarly journals PSXII-10 Voluntary water intake of calves and fattening Holstein bulls fed high-concentrate diets

2019 ◽  
Vol 97 (Supplement_3) ◽  
pp. 410-411
Author(s):  
Maria Devant ◽  
Marçal Verdú ◽  
Carles Medinya ◽  
Joan Riera ◽  
Sonia Marti
Keyword(s):  
Water Intake ◽  
Minimum Temperature ◽  
Daily Temperature ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Maximum Daily Temperature ◽  
Holstein Bulls ◽  
Meta Analyses ◽  
Mediterranean Conditions ◽  
Climatic Records

Abstract The objective of the present study was to obtain voluntary water intake equations of calves and fattening bulls raised under Mediterranean conditions. Two data sets were created. Calves data set had a total of 283 records (from 25 to 80 d of age and 54 to 102 kg of BW) summarized weekly from 20 studies (108 calves in each study). Mean records were: milk water intake (2.8 ± 1.00 L), drinker water intake (4.3 ± 3.49 L), concentrate intake (1.5 ± 0.86 kg), straw intake (0.1 ± 0.04 kg). Mean climatic records were: mean, maximum and minimum temperature were 15.6 ± 7.75 ºC, 22.1 ± 9.30 ºC, and 9.9 ± 6.56 ºC, respectively, and mean humidity and THI were 62.4 ± 15.72% and 58.9 ± 11.11%, respectively. Fattening bulls data set had a total of 304 records (from 120 to 330 d of age and 150 to 475 kg of BW) summarized daily from 4 studies (145 bulls in each study). Mean records were: drinker water intake (20.4 ± 6.99 L), concentrate intake (7.6 ± 1.32 kg), and straw intake (1.1 ± 0.04 kg). Mean climatic records were: mean, maximum and minimum temperature were 11.6 ± 7.59 ºC, 18.8 ± 8.53 ºC, and 4.5 ± 6.27 ºC, respectively, and mean humidity and THI were 73.5 ± 11.81% and 52.9 ± 11.72%, respectively. A meta-analyses was conducted and following water intake equations were obtained: calves (R2= 0.76, P < 0,01), water intake (L/day) = -5,32 + 2,99 x concentrate intake (kg as fed/d) + 0,23 x maximum daily temperature (º C), and in fattening bulls (R2= 0.54, P < 0,01) water intake (L/day) = -8,98 + 0,06 x BW (kg) + 0.41 x maximum daily temperature (º C) + 0.01 (maximum daily temperature (º C)2.

Overlaying compacted or uncompacted construction fill has no negative impact on white oak and sweetgum growth and physiology

2001 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 100-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan D Day ◽  
John R Seiler ◽  
Richard Kreh ◽  
David W Smith
Keyword(s):  
Soil Moisture ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Sandy Loam ◽  
Building Construction ◽  
Quercus Alba ◽  
White Oak ◽  
Tree Protection ◽  
Normal Soil ◽  
Consistent Treatment ◽  
Water Contents

Raising the soil grade, frequently required during building construction, is thought to damage trees and is of concern to foresters responsible for tree protection on such sites. We investigated the effects of applying fill over the roots of 22-year-old white oaks (Quercus alba L.) and 13-year-old sweetgums (Liquidambar styraciflua L.). Treatments included a control (no fill), fill (sandy loam C horizon soil spread 20 cm deep), and compacted fill (same as fill but compacted). Trees with fill had soil held away from trunks or not. After 3 years, there was no consistent treatment effect on growth, chlorophyll fluorescence, or soil respiration in either species. Fill disrupted normal soil moisture patterns. White oak plots with fills had lower soil water contents than controls. In sweetgum plots, soil underlying fill was typically drier than fill layers, whereas control plot soil moisture tended to increase with depth. Fills did not affect overall root density for either species. White oak grew roots well into fill soils, but sweetgum did not, although sweetgum root distribution shifted upwards under fills. Other factors associated with raising the grade, such as soil trafficking and root severance, may be responsible for much of the tree decline attributed to fill.

SISTEM OTOMASI PENYIRAMAN TANAMAN BERBASIS TELEGRAM

SIGMA TEKNIKA ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 81
Author(s):  
Muhammad Irsyam
Keyword(s):  
Soil Moisture ◽  
Plant Growth ◽  
Water Intake ◽  
Smart Phone ◽  
Growth Failure ◽  
Automation System ◽  
Notification System ◽  
Efficiency And Effectiveness ◽  
Plant Automation

ABSTRAK           Faktor yang menentukan kegagalan pertumbuhan suatu tanaman hampir dipengaruhi oleh teknik atau cara penyiraman tanaman yang salah. Hal ini disebabkan oleh teknik penyiraman yang dilakukan secara manual sehingga tidak semua tanaman mendapatkan asupan air yang merata untuk menghidari tanaman menjadi layu. Faktor lain yang menyebabkan kegagalan pertumbuhan tanaman adalah kelembaban tanah.          Oleh karena itu, untuk mengurangi permasalahan tersebut dirancanglah “Sistem Otomasi Penyiraman Tanaman Berbasis Telegram”. Adapun sistem ini meliputi penyiraman tanaman secara otomatis berdasarkan kadar kelembaban tanah dengan sistem pemberitahuan atau notifikasi yang akan dikirimkan kepada petani dengan menggunakan aplikasi smart phone Telegram.          Sistem ini telah mampu mengontrol penyiraman sesuai dengan kondisi yang diinginkan. Dengan adanya sistem otomasi penyiraman tanaman berbasis telegram maka dapat meningkatkan efesiensi dan efektivitas petani sehingga kualitas tanaman dapat terjaga dengan baik.Kata kunci -- Penyiraman Tanaman, Penyiraman Secara Otomatis, Telegram.ABSTRACT                Factors that determine the failure of a plant's growth of almost are influenced by incorrect cropping techniques or methods. This is caused by the technique of watering is done manually so that not all plants get a uniform water intake to avoid crops withered. Another factor that causes plant growth failure is soil moisture.          Therefore, to reduce the problem was designed "Telegram Based Water Planting Automation System". The system includes automatic watering of plants based on moisture level of the soil with a notification or notification system that will be sent to farmers using Telegram smart phone applications.          This system has been able to control the watering according to the desired conditions. With the telegraph-based plant watering plant automation system can improve the efficiency and effectiveness of farmers so that the quality of the plant can be maintained properly. Keywords -- Watering Plants, Watering Automatically, Telegram.  

scholarly journals Impacts of increasing fine fuel loads on acorn germination and early growth of oak seedlings

Fire Ecology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel E. Nation ◽  
Heather D. Alexander ◽  
Geoff Denny ◽  
Jennifer K. McDaniel ◽  
Alison K. Paulson
Keyword(s):  
Prescribed Fire ◽  
Germination Rate ◽  
Growth Patterns ◽  
Leaf Number ◽  
Fuel Load ◽  
Quercus Alba ◽  
White Oak ◽  
Fuel Treatment ◽  
Basal Diameter ◽  
Fuel Loads

Abstract Background Prescribed fire is increasingly used to restore and maintain upland oak (Quercus L. spp.) ecosystems in the central and eastern US. However, little is known about how prescribed fire affects recently fallen acorns under different fine fuel loads, which can vary with stand composition and basal area, burn season, and fire frequency. We conducted plot-level (1 m2) burns in an upland oak stand in northern Mississippi, USA, during December 2018, using single (i.e., ambient), double, and triple fine fuel loads, representative of those in nearby unburned and recently fire-treated, closed-canopy stands. Pre burn, we placed 30 acorns each of white oak (Quercus alba L.) and Shumard oak (Quercus shumardii Buckley) ~1 cm below the litter surface in five plots of each fuel treatment. Immediately post burn, we planted unburned and burned acorns in a greenhouse. After ~50% of each species’ unburned acorns germinated, we measured percent germination and height, basal diameter, and leaf number of germinating seedlings weekly for 11 weeks. Then, we harvested seedlings to determine above- and belowground biomass. Results The single fuel treatment reduced acorn germination rates of both species to ~40% compared to ~88% in unburned acorns. When burned in double and triple fuel loads, acorns of both species had a <5% germination rate. There was no difference in basal diameter, leaf number, or biomass of seedlings from burned versus unburned acorns for either species. However, seedlings originating from burned acorns of both species were ~11% shorter than those from unburned acorns. Thus, both species responded similarly to fuel load treatments. Conclusions Acorns of both species exhibited greater survival with lower fine fuel loads, and consequently lower percent fuel consumption. Acorns germinating post fire generally produced seedlings with growth patterns similar to seedlings originating from unburned acorns. These findings indicate that regular, repeated prescribed fires or canopy reductions that limit fine fuel accumulation and create heterogeneous fuel beds are likely to increase acorn germination rates relative to unburned sites or those with recently introduced fire.

Classification of Red Oak (Quercus Rubra) and White Oak (Quercus Alba) Wood Using a near Infrared Spectrometer and Soft Independent Modelling of Class Analogies

2008 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oluwatosin Emmanuel Adedipe ◽  
Ben Dawson-Andoh ◽  
Jeffrey Slahor ◽  
Larry Osborn
Keyword(s):  
Near Infrared ◽  
Quercus Rubra ◽  
Red Oak ◽  
Quercus Alba ◽  
White Oak ◽  
Infrared Spectrometer ◽  
Near Infrared Spectrometer

scholarly journals ON SOME LEAF-MINING COLEOPTERA

1872 ◽  
Vol 4 (7) ◽  
pp. 123-125
Author(s):  
V. T. Chambers
Keyword(s):  
Quercus Alba ◽  
White Oak ◽  
Leaf Mining

It is necessary for me to correct a serious error into which I have fallen.At page 165, v. 3, I have described a larva mining the upper surface of leaves of the White Oak (Quercus alba), which seemed to me to answer the requirements of Dr. Clemens' Lithocollctis tubiferella, which also mines the leaves of Quercus alba. The larva was not removed from the mine, but viewed through the integument.

scholarly journals Oak (Acorn)–Weevil Interactions across an Extensive Latitudinal Gradient in Eastern North America

Diversity ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 303
Author(s):  
Michael A. Steele ◽  
Harmony J. Dalgleish ◽  
Shealyn Marino ◽  
Andrew W. Bartlow ◽  
Rachel Curtis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Latitudinal Gradient ◽  
Quercus Rubra ◽  
Geographic Area ◽  
Eastern North America ◽  
Red Oak ◽  
Quercus Alba ◽  
White Oak ◽  
Opposite Pattern ◽  
Chemical Gradients ◽  
Latitudinal Transect

Recent studies have explored how nut weevils (Curculio and Conotrachelus spp. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) prey on the fruits (acorns) of oak (Quercus spp.). However, few, if any, have examined these interactions over both an extensive geographic area and over several years. Here, we observed patterns of infestation in acorns of both red oak (Quercus rubra) and white oak (Quercus alba) over an eight-year period along a latitudinal transect, extending as far as 900km, across much of the shared range of these two oak species. Although weevil prevalence did not differ significantly between the two oak species, in red oak, infestation prevalence increased significantly with latitude. In contrast, an opposite pattern was evident in white oak, with the highest infestation prevalence occurring at lower latitudes. One controlled measure of cotyledon damage was significantly lower in acorns of red oak than those of white oak, which may in part be due to larger acorn size at the lower latitudes. Future investigations in this system should focus on the distribution of weevil species (with DNA barcoding) across this range and geographic variation in chemical gradients that likely determine patterns of weevil damage in individual acorns.

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