RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN VEGETATIVE FLUSHING AND FLOWERING OF MACADAMIA

To study the vegetative flushing pattern of M. integrifolia (cvs. Keaau, Kau and Kakea) trees in Hawaii and determine when these vegetative flushes flower, trees were monitored for an entire year (1988), and shoots from these flushes were monitored for flowering during the 1988-89, 1989-90 and 1990-91 flowering seasons. Flushing occurred year-round but was most frequent during the spring-summer and fall months which coincided with the end of the flowering season and the period of fruit maturation. For all cultivars, sporadic flowering occurred in 1988-89 on shoots that were less than one year-old but was not always associated with the oldest shoots. Flowering in 1989-90 and 1990-91 was observed on a larger proportion of the shoots and occurred on shoots that had emerged throughout 1988. Flowering was most abundant on two year-old shoots (1990-91) and could occur on shoots that had flowered in the previous season (1989-90).

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Flowering phenology of Catopsis compacta (Bromeliaceae), a dioecious epiphyte in an oak forest

Botanical Sciences ◽

10.17129/botsci.669 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 94 (4) ◽

pp. 736

Author(s):

Jeanett Escobedo-Sarti ◽

Demetria Mondragón

Keyword(s):

Reproductive Success ◽

Flowering Phenology ◽

Oak Forest ◽

Flowering Period ◽

Sexual System ◽

Male And Female ◽

Flowering Synchrony ◽

Flowering Season ◽

Female Flowering ◽

One Year

Background: Knowledge of the flowering phenology of species with an epiphytic habit and a dioecious sexual system is scarce.Questions: We studied the flowering phenology of a population of the dioecious epiphytic bromeliad, Catopsis compacta, in an oak forest in Oaxaca, Mexico, to answer the following questions: 1) what type of flowering period is exhibited by this population of C. compacta? 2) what is the degree of synchrony between the male and female flowering periods? and 3) what is the flowering synchrony index of the population?Methods: In February 2006, in a 20 m × 20 m plot, we marked and measured 151 individuals of C. compacta ≥ 10 cm in height (minimum reproductive size). We recorded the number of flowers and fruits present in each individual every month for one year.Results: Our results showed that the flowering period in both sexes lasted for three months (May–July). Only 23 marked individuals flowered (15.23 %): of these 12 (52.17 %) were female and 11 (47.83 %) were male. The index of synchrony between females and males was 0.958 ± 0.013 and the flowering synchrony index of the population was 0.833 ± 0.189.Conclusions: The high flowering synchrony between the sexes, together with a flowering season that coincided with the period of highest rainfall when the number of arthropods (potential pollinators) is the highest, could favor breeding and, therefore, reproductive success.

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Macronutrient dynamics in leaves and bunches of black pepper

Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira ◽

10.1590/s1678-3921.pab2020.v55.01780 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 55 ◽

Author(s):

Jéssica Rodrigues Dalazen ◽

Ivoney Gontijo ◽

Henrique de Sá Paye ◽

Gustavo Pereira Valani ◽

Marcelo Antonio Tomaz ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Dry Matter ◽

Black Pepper ◽

Vegetative Stage ◽

Piper Nigrum ◽

Fruit Maturation ◽

Pepper Leaves ◽

One Year ◽

Reproductive Cycles ◽

Quadratic Models ◽

Commercial Field

Abstract: The objective of this work was to determine the macronutrient dynamics in leaves and bunches of black pepper (Piper nigrum) throughout the plant reproductive cycles. The experiment was carried out in a commercial field of 'Bragantina' black pepper. Leaves and bunches were sampled every 21 days for one year, during two crop cycles. The bunches were sampled from the twenty eighth day after the appearance of inflorescences until the complete fruit maturation. Samples of leaves and bunches were dried, and the contents of N, P, K, Ca, Mg, and S were determined. N, K, and Ca were the most common macronutrients found in the bunches and leaves of black pepper. The accumulation of dry matter in the bunches was similar for both cycles and it was adjusted to the linear and quadratic models. The accumulation and content of macronutrients followed the dry matter behavior trend. Macronutrient contents in leaves oscillate during the year, and K and Mg vary more than N, P, Ca, and S. The macronutrient contents in black pepper leaves and bunches depends on the plant vegetative stage, and this variation should be considered in the planning of the fertilization management.

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Flowering and fruiting behavior of velvet apple

Asian Journal of Medical and Biological Research ◽

10.3329/ajmbr.v1i3.26491 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 1 (3) ◽

pp. 660-669

Author(s):

Md Tanvir Hossain ◽

Md Saiful Islam ◽

Md Fakhrul Hasan ◽

Subrata Mojumder ◽

Mahbub Robbani ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Field Survey ◽

Good Health ◽

Fruit Weight ◽

Fruit Maturation ◽

Edible Portion ◽

Flowering Season ◽

Fruit Setting ◽

Number Of Seeds

The study was conducted at three upazilla of Patuakhali during the period from the 1st February, 2013 to the 31st July, 2013 to evaluate the flowering and fruiting behavior of velvet apple germplasm. Twelve velvet apple germplasm were selected from three locations (DD 01, DD 04, DD 06, and DD 09 from Dumki; DD 02, DD 05, DD 08 and DD 10 from Mirzaganj; DD 03, DD 07, DD 11 and DD 12 from Patuakhali sadar upazilla) by field survey. The age of plant varied from 10 to 25 years having satisfactory growth and good health. A lot of variations in different parameters were observed among the germplasm. Flowering season started from 22 February and continued up to 20 April. Percentage of fruit setting ranged from 65.15 % to 92.26 % in DD 07 and DD 01, respectively. Required time for fruit maturation ranged from 116 days (DD 01) to 129 days (DD 07). Single fruit weight varied from 198.10 g (DD 12) to 238.90 g (DD 01). The highest number of seeds (8) was found in DD 07 while DD 01 was seedless. The length and diameter of fruit ranged from 6.72 cm (DD 07) to 8.04 cm (DD 01) and 6.09 cm (DD 07) to 7.27 cm (DD 01), respectively. The maximum edible portion (87.33 %) was recorded in seedless germplasm DD 01, while it was the lowest (42.00 %) in DD 07.Asian J. Med. Biol. Res. December 2015, 1(3): 660-669

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Effects of Blueberry red ringspot virus on Yield and Fruit Maturation in Southern Highbush Blueberry

Plant Disease ◽

10.1094/pdis-04-15-0381-re ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 100 (1) ◽

pp. 171-174

Author(s):

L. A. Williford ◽

A. T. Savelle ◽

H. Scherm

Keyword(s):

Fruit Ripening ◽

Ringspot Virus ◽

Highbush Blueberry ◽

Fruit Maturation ◽

Flower Bud ◽

Unripe Fruit ◽

Ripening Period ◽

Fruit Maturity ◽

Southern Highbush ◽

One Year

Blueberry red ringspot virus (BRRV) has become prevalent in southern highbush blueberry in the southeastern United States but information about the yield effects associated with the disease is limited and conflicting. A 3-year study was conducted on mature, container-grown plants of ‘Star’ and ‘Jewel’ blueberry that were either systemically infected or not infected with BRRV to determine the effect of the disease on flower bud numbers and fruit yield and on advances or delays in fruit ripening. On Star, flower bud counts were lower for BRRV-positive plants (P = 0.0137 in one year and P = 0.1085 in another) but no such effect was observed for Jewel. When fruit were harvested over time during the ripening period in the spring, no consistent yield or berry weight reductions were observed due to BRRV infection for either cultivar. On Star, fruit maturity tended to be slightly advanced in BRRV-positive plants in all years. Specifically, the weight of unripe fruit remaining after the last harvest was consistently lower for BRRV-positive plants than for BRRV-negative plants, suggesting that BRRV infection in Star may lead to a shorter fruit ripening period. No such effect on fruit ripening was observed for Jewel. It is concluded that—for the cultivars examined in this study—BRRV causes a relatively benign infection with no negative yield implications.

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Between ‘Savage Man’ and ‘Most Faithful Englishman’ Manteo and the Early Anglo-Indian Exchange, 1584–1590

Itinerario ◽

10.1017/s0165115300044545 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 24 (2) ◽

pp. 146-169 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Michael Leroy Oberg

Keyword(s):

North Carolina ◽

Chesapeake Bay ◽

One Year ◽

Anglo Indian

In August of 1587 Manteo, an Indian from Croatoan Island, joined a group of English settlers in an attack on the native village of Dasemunkepeuc, located on the coast of present-day North Carolina. These colonists, amongst whom Manteo lived, had landed on Roanoke Island less than a month before, dumped there by a pilot more interested in hunting Spanish prize ships than in carrying colonists to their intended place of settlement along the Chesapeake Bay. The colonists had hoped to re-establish peaceful relations with area natives, and for that reason they relied upon Manteo to act as an interpreter, broker, and intercultural diplomat. The legacy of Anglo-Indian bitterness remaining from Ralph Lane's military settlement, however, which had hastily abandoned the island one year before, was too great for Manteo to overcome. The settlers found themselves that summer in the midst of hostile Indians.

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Some Biological Applications of High Voltage Electron Microscopy

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100051505 ◽

1974 ◽

Vol 32 ◽

pp. 298-299

Author(s):

Hans Ris

Keyword(s):

High Voltage ◽

Chromosome Structure ◽

Nerve Fibers ◽

Good Resolution ◽

High Voltage Electron Microscopy ◽

Voltage Electron ◽

University Of Wisconsin ◽

High Voltage Electron ◽

One Year ◽

The University

The High Voltage Electron Microscope Laboratory at the University of Wisconsin has been in operation a little over one year. I would like to give a progress report about our experience with this new technique. The achievement of good resolution with thick specimens has been mainly exploited so far. A cold stage which will allow us to look at frozen specimens and a hydration stage are now being installed in our microscope. This will soon make it possible to study undehydrated specimens, a particularly exciting application of the high voltage microscope.Some of the problems studied at the Madison facility are: Structure of kinetoplast and flagella in trypanosomes (J. Paulin, U. of Georgia); growth cones of nerve fibers (R. Hannah, U. of Georgia Medical School); spiny dendrites in cerebellum of mouse (Scott and Guillery, Anatomy, U. of Wis.); spindle of baker's yeast (Joan Peterson, Madison) spindle of Haemanthus (A. Bajer, U. of Oregon, Eugene) chromosome structure (Hans Ris, U. of Wisconsin, Madison). Dr. Paulin and Dr. Hanna are reporting their work separately at this meeting and I shall therefore not discuss it here.

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Osseointegration interface of calcified bone and endosseous implants

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100130110 ◽

1992 ◽

Vol 50 (2) ◽

pp. 1096-1097

Author(s):

K.E. Krizan ◽

J.E. Laffoon ◽

M.J. Buckley

Keyword(s):

Structure And Function ◽

Titanium Implants ◽

En Bloc ◽

Endosseous Implants ◽

Ultrastructural Studies ◽

The Past ◽

Cacodylate Buffer ◽

One Year ◽

And Function

With increase use of tissue-integrated prostheses in recent years it is a goal to understand what is happening at the interface between haversion bone and bulk metal. This study uses electron microscopy (EM) techniques to establish parameters for osseointegration (structure and function between bone and nonload-carrying implants) in an animal model. In the past the interface has been evaluated extensively with light microscopy methods. Today researchers are using the EM for ultrastructural studies of the bone tissue and implant responses to an in vivo environment. Under general anesthesia nine adult mongrel dogs received three Brånemark (Nobelpharma) 3.75 × 7 mm titanium implants surgical placed in their left zygomatic arch. After a one year healing period the animals were injected with a routine bone marker (oxytetracycline), euthanized and perfused via aortic cannulation with 3% glutaraldehyde in 0.1M cacodylate buffer pH 7.2. Implants were retrieved en bloc, harvest radiographs made (Fig. 1), and routinely embedded in plastic. Tissue and implants were cut into 300 micron thick wafers, longitudinally to the implant with an Isomet saw and diamond wafering blade [Beuhler] until the center of the implant was reached.

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Effectiveness of a 24-hour nicotine patch in conjunction with a cognitive behavioural programme: one year outcome transdermal

Addiction ◽

10.1046/j.1360-0443.1997.921274.x ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 92 (1) ◽

pp. 27-31

Author(s):

Robyn L. Richmond ◽

Linda Kehoe ◽

Abilio Cesar De Almeida Neto

Keyword(s):

Nicotine Patch ◽

Cognitive Behavioural ◽

One Year

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Resources: Internet Resources for the Independent Medical Evaluator – 2007

Guides Newsletter ◽

10.1001/amaguidesnewsletters.2007.julaug02 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 12 (4) ◽

pp. 4-7

Author(s):

Christopher R. Brigham ◽

Jenny Walker

Keyword(s):

Head Trauma ◽

Clonic Seizure ◽

Acute Subdural Hematoma ◽

Orbital Fracture ◽

Orbital Wall ◽

First Occurrence ◽

One Year ◽

The One ◽

Neurological Injuries ◽

Medial Orbital Wall

Abstract Rating patients with head trauma and multiple neurological injuries can be challenging. The AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment (AMA Guides), Fifth Edition, Section 13.2, Criteria for Rating Impairment Due to Central Nervous System Disorders, outlines the process to rate impairment due to head trauma. This article summarizes the case of a 57-year-old male security guard who presents with headache, decreased sensation on the left cheek, loss of sense of smell, and problems with memory, among other symptoms. One year ago the patient was assaulted while on the job: his Glasgow Coma Score was 14; he had left periorbital ecchymosis and a 2.5 cm laceration over the left eyelid; a small right temporoparietal acute subdural hematoma; left inferior and medial orbital wall fractures; and, four hours after admission to the hospital, he experienced a generalized tonic-clonic seizure. This patient's impairment must include the following components: single seizure, orbital fracture, infraorbital neuropathy, anosmia, headache, and memory complaints. The article shows how the ratable impairments are combined using the Combining Impairment Ratings section. Because this patient has not experienced any seizures since the first occurrence, according to the AMA Guides he is not experiencing the “episodic neurological impairments” required for disability. Complex cases such as the one presented here highlight the need to use the criteria and estimates that are located in several sections of the AMA Guides.

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