Water loss dynamics in maize hybrids with different genotypes

2005 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 153-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. C. Dobos ◽  
G. Szabó

Tests were made on the water dynamics of water loss in maize at two locations at major maize production areas, Debrecen and Szeged, as a function of the heat sum required up to physiological ripening. The maximum water content was found to vary according to the hybrid and the year. No significant differences were found between the effective heat sums associated with maximum values within a year, the difference being 2-4 calendar days. There was a close correlation between the maximum grain water content and the length of the generative phase for a given hybrid in a given year. Better water supplies (1998) resulted in higher maximum water content values, which indirectly promoted longer and more intensive dry matter incorporation. Of all the environmental parameters, the drying down rate is primarily determined by the temperature. The changes in grain moisture content in a specific hybrid can be characterised by a joint linear graph. The drying down rate of the individual hybrids was determined by examining the b term of the linear equation.

HortScience ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 28 (6) ◽  
pp. 633-635 ◽  
Author(s):  
Allyson M. Blodgett ◽  
David J. Beattie ◽  
John W. White ◽  
George C. Elliott

A plantless system using subirrigation was developed to measure water absorption and loss in soilless media amended with hydrophilic polymers, a wetting agent, or combinations of these amendments. Peat-perlite-vermiculite and bark-peat-perlite controls achieved 67% and 52% of container capacity, respectively, after 20 daily irrigation cycles. Maximum water content of amended media was 78% of container capacity. Adding only a hydrophilic polymer did not increase total water content significantly. Adding a wetting agent increased water absorption in both media. However, when hydrophilic polymer and wetting agent were present, the medium absorbed more water than with wetting agent alone. More extractable water was removed from media containing wetting agent. Water loss rate by evaporation was not affected significantly by medium, hydrophilic polymer, wetting agent, or any combination of these variables.


2012 ◽  
Vol 457-458 ◽  
pp. 435-438
Author(s):  
Xue Dong Guo ◽  
Cao Jian ◽  
Xiang Yang Fang

In this paper,study water content and water stability of AC and SMA asphalt mixtures, and reach the following conclusions. In the normal saturated condition, the maximum water content of AC and SMA asphalt mixture is 0.28% and 0.32%.And in the vacuum saturated condition, the maximum water content of AC and SMA asphalt mixture is 0.8% and 0.78%.The water of AC and SMA asphalt mixture separately take 8 days and 9 days to drain completely in the normal saturated condition. But in the vacuum saturated condition, the time is more than two months. In different water content conditions, the splitting tensile strength of AC asphalt mixture is 0%> 100%> 25%> 75%> 50%.But the splitting tensile strength of SMA asphalt mixture is 0%> 100%> 25%> 50%> 75%.


1953 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 104-115
Author(s):  
T. O. BROWNING

1. Eggs placed on moist plaster took up water slowly at first and then more rapidly until they had reached their maximum water content. The duration of the initial period of slow water uptake was dependent upon temperature, becoming shorter as the temperature was raised. Similarly the duration of the period of rapid water uptake decreased with temperature. 2. No special water-absorbing structure was identified in the eggs of Gryllulus. 3. The rate of water loss from newly laid eggs was more rapid at higher than at lower temperatures under conditions of constant atmospheric saturation deficiency. 4. Newly laid eggs died if they lost more than about 20% of their original weight. 5. At 90% relative humidity, eggs which had completed water uptake lost water at a higher rate at high than at lower temperatures. The rate of water loss was also dependent on the stage of development of the embryo. 6. Eggs that had completed diapause development at 13° C. and had completed water uptake were able to lose about 30% of their weight through desiccation without being killed, but many of those that lost more than about 20% of their weight failed to develop when replaced on moist plaster; it seemed as if they had entered a state resembling diapause.


1982 ◽  
Vol 46 (338) ◽  
pp. 73-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hugh R. Rollinson

AbstractMesoperthite feldspars from hypersolvus granites, with granulite-facies mineralogy from the Scourian complex, N.W. Scotland have an average bulk composition of (Ab0.58Or0.42)88An12. The mesoperthites have an Ab/Or ratio close to the critical composition of the alkali feldspar solvus for anorthite-free compositions. The critical temperature of the ternary feldspar solvus is estimated at high anorthite contents and used to indicate a temperature in excess of 1000°C for the crystallization of the granite sheets prior to granulite-facies metamorphism and permits a maximum water content in the melt of 1%.


2011 ◽  
Vol 374-377 ◽  
pp. 1050-1053
Author(s):  
Peng Zeng ◽  
Tian Ji Chen ◽  
Jiang Shen

Thermal properties of Brain, gill, hepatopancreas, muscle and blood of Carassius living in 8°C were investigated by differential scanning calorimeter. Between 20°C~-40°C , blood showed lower specific heat capacity than other organs. It might help temperature equilibrium in organism. Blood and brain had higher freezing temperature. Brain showed the maximum water content but less freeze water while ventral muscle had the lowest water content but high freeze-able water. Hepatopancreas had both low water and freeze-able water content.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shoupeng Guan ◽  
Fang-Qing Chen ◽  
Jumei Zhou ◽  
Yongwen Huang ◽  
Dayong Fan

Abstract Background: The construction of the Three Gorges-Gezhou Dam altered the water level fluctuation pattern in the downstream habitat of the endangered species Myricaria laxiflora. This study investigated how branch and leaf growth traits of M. laxiflora remnant populations changed to adapt the environmental stress caused by human-altered water level fluctuations.Results:Due to such disturbance, branch and leaf growth traits of M. laxiflora populations exhibited significant differences across water level conditions. The number of secondary branches, plant height, and leaf number of the plants in the upper area of the habitat were significantly higher than that in the middle and lower river bank areas. The longest secondary branch length of the plants in the upper and middle region was significantly higher than that in the lower region. The branch and leaf volume of plants in the middle region was significantly higher than that in the upper and lower region. The maximum water content of plants in the middle and lower region was significantly higher than that in the upper region. Principal component analysis showed that the branch and leaf traits of plants changed with decreasing water level toward to decreasing plant height, leaf number and the number of secondary branches, and increasing maximum water content of branch and leaves. Conclusions: The phenotypic plasticity of M. laxiflora plants in branch and leaf growth traits alleviates the impacts of human-regulated water level fluctuations. However, the above ground growth of M. laxiflora plants distributed at the middle and lower areas of the fluctuation zone is still negatively affected.


2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yayan Adi Saputro ◽  
Khotibul Umam ◽  
Shiska Fauziah

Concrete road works on the improvement of the Jepara - Kedungmalang - Pecangaan road are the activities of the Publick Works Department of Highways in Central Java Province. Quality control in a building structure work is very important to support the strength of the structure. In planning the road structure, it is necessary to have density of soil and foundation layers that meet the requirements. To get the value of the degree of density that is from the sandcone test where in the sandcone test there are several standart methods or references for example from AASHTO T 191 and ASTM D 1556 - 64. In this study the aims is to obtain the value of the degree of density, how big is the difference between the AASHTO T 191 standart and ASTM D 1556 - 64, and know the water content. From the test result, the optimum moisture content value is 6.5%, dry density is 2.17gr/cm3, the value of the degree of density mostly ranges from ">100%, and the minimum water content value is 5.00% maximum water content is 6.7%.


2011 ◽  
Vol 94-96 ◽  
pp. 2175-2178
Author(s):  
Xue Dong Guo ◽  
Jian Cao ◽  
Xiang Yang Fang

At present, the highway construction of China is in the stage of rapid development. A variety of asphalt mixtures have been applied to a certain extent in the highway construction. However, the water stability of asphalt pavement is also a serious problem to the highway. This research studies the water stability of a new kind of asphalt mixture—Superpave by changing the water content in different condition. The following conclusion can be found in this paper. In the normal saturated condition, the maximum water content of Superpave asphalt mixture is 0.35%.And in the vacuum saturated condition, the maximum water content of Superpave asphalt mixture is 1.78%.The water of Superpave asphalt mixture takes nine days to drain completely in the normal saturated condition. But in the vacuum saturated condition, the time is more than two months. In different water content conditions, the splitting tensile strength of Superpave asphalt mixture is 0%> 100%> 25%> 75%> 50%.


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