scholarly journals Effects of Nitrogen Fertilization Rate on Aesthetic Quality of Landscape-grown Annuals and Perennials

2014 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 597-603
Author(s):  
Kimberly A. Moore ◽  
Amy L. Shober ◽  
Gitta S. Hasing ◽  
Christine L. Wiese ◽  
Geoffrey C. Denny ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Warm Season ◽  
Fertilization Rate ◽  
N Fertilizer ◽  
Aesthetic Quality ◽  
Central Florida ◽  
Perennial Plant ◽  
Quality Ratings ◽  
Randomized Design ◽  
The Aesthetic

Recent research suggested that the nitrogen (N) fertilizer rates needed to maintain high-quality landscape plants was lower than rates needed to grow the largest size plants. Our objective was to evaluate the effect of N fertilizer rate on the aesthetic quality of various landscape-grown annual and perennials species. Nineteen cool-season annuals, 20 warm-season annuals, and 4 perennials were planted into raised beds containing subsoil fill material in a completely randomized design in west-central Florida (U.S. Department of Agriculture hardiness zone 9b). Plants were fertilized every 12 weeks with polymer coated, slow-release N (42N–0P–0K) fertilizer at annual N rate of 3, 5, or 7 lb/1000 ft2 (annuals) or 1, 3, or 5 lb/1000 ft2 (perennials). Plants were rated for aesthetic quality every 6 weeks for a period of 18 weeks (annuals) or 54 weeks (perennials). For most species, quality ratings of plants fertilized with 3 lb/1000 ft2 of N per year (annuals) or 1 lb/1000 ft2 of N per year (perennials) were not significantly lower than plants receiving higher rates of N annually. Previously reported N fertilizer recommendations for central Florida of 2 to 4 lb/1000 ft2 per year should be adequate for maintaining acceptable quality landscape-grown annual and herbaceous perennial plant species.

scholarly journals Effect of Nitrogen Fertilization Rate on Aesthetic Quality of Landscape-grown Vines and Groundcovers

2014 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 604-609 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy L. Shober ◽  
Kimberly A. Moore ◽  
Gitta S. Hasing ◽  
Christine Wiese ◽  
Geoffrey C. Denny ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Controlled Release ◽  
Fertilization Rate ◽  
N Fertilization ◽  
N Fertilizer ◽  
Aesthetic Quality ◽  
Controlled Release Fertilizer ◽  
Central Florida ◽  
West Central ◽  
Quality Response

Research supporting recommendations for fertilizer needs of landscape-grown vines and groundcovers is lacking. The objectives of our study were to (1) evaluate the quality response of selected vine and groundcover species to nitrogen (N) fertilization at five rates and (2) validate the recommended N fertilizer rates (from the initial evaluation) by monitoring quality of additional landscape-grown vine and groundcover species. Three vine species and two groundcover species were planted in west-central Florida into raised beds containing subsoil fill material in a completely randomized design. Plants were fertilized every 6 weeks with a controlled release fertilizer (20N–0P–0K–23S) at an annual N rate of 0, 2, 4, 6, or 12 lb/1000 ft2. Plant aesthetic quality (0–5 scale) was assessed every 6 weeks for 30 weeks after planting. Although quality of some species increased significantly as N rate increased, all plants supplied with at least 4 lb/1000 ft2 per year N fertilizer had acceptable quality ratings of 3 or better. Screening of three additional vines and four additional groundcovers fertilized with controlled release fertilizer (42N–0P–0K) at an annual N rate of 3, 5, or 7 lb/1000 ft2 confirmed that fertilization with 2 to 4 lb/1000 ft2 per year should be adequate to maintain acceptable vines and groundcovers grown in the landscape in west-central Florida.

The Aesthetic Quality of a Quantitatively Average Music Performance: Two Preliminary Experiments

1997 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 419-444 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruno H. Repp
Keyword(s):  
Music Performance ◽  
Performance Parameters ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Aesthetic Quality ◽  
Average Performance ◽  
Quality Ratings ◽  
Negative Linear Correlation ◽  
The Aesthetic ◽  
Human Faces

A statistically average or prototypical member of a category (e.g., human faces) is often perceived as more attractive than less typical category members. Two experiments explored to what extent this may hold for music performance, an artistic domain in which individuality (i.e., deviation from prototypicality) is highly valued. In Experiment 1, graduate student pianists judged 11 student performances of Schumann's "Traumerei," one of which was created by forming the mathematical average of the other 10. The average performance was rated second highest in quality, even though it was judged second lowest in individuality. In Experiment 2, pianists judged 30 performances of the beginning of Chopin's Etude in E major, synthesized so as to vary only in expressive timing and tempo. The timing patterns were derived from expert pianists' recordings and from casual student performances, and they included separate and combined averages. All three averages received high quality ratings, and the expert average was rated highest of all 30 performances. There was a negative linear correlation between rated quality and individuality. Paradoxically, therefore, the students' expressive timing patterns were preferred over the experts'. Possible explanations of this finding are discussed, such as interactions between timing and other performance parameters and conditions under which conventionality tends to be favored over individuality.

scholarly journals (87) Short-term Freeze Stress Attenuation in St. Augustine Turfgrass with Selected Biostimulants

HortScience ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 1042B-1042
Author(s):  
J. Pablo Morales-Payan ◽  
William M. Stall
Keyword(s):  
Negative Effects ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Aesthetic Quality ◽  
Central Florida ◽  
Amino Levulinic Acid ◽  
Short Term Exposure ◽  
Freeze Stress ◽  
Freezing Temperatures ◽  
The Aesthetic

Experiments were conducted to determine the effects of selected biostimulants on St. Augustine turfgrass exposed to short-term periods of freezing temperatures, which are common in north-central Florida during March and April. Aqueous solutions of a triterpenic acid-rich extract from Siberian fir (Abiessibirica) [(TTA), 0 and 300 mg·L-1 a.i.], a seaweed (Ascophyllum nodosum) extract [(CSE), 30 mg·L-1 a.i.], acetylthioproline [(AP), 250 mg·L-1 a.i.], and amino levulinic acid [(5-ALA), 15 mg·L-1 a.i.] were sprayed on residential St. Augustine turfgrass about 50 hours prior to the forecasted freezing event. After freezing, the aesthetic quality of AP-treated St. Augustine turfgrass was the same as in untreated turfgrass plots, but it was drastically reduced in turfgrass treated with 5-ALA. In contrast, St. Augustine tufgrass aesthetic quality was higher in CSE- and TTA-treated plots than in untreated plots. These results indicate that CSE and TTA may help alleviate the negative effects of short-term exposure to freezing temperatures in St. Augustine turfgrass.

THE ROLE OF URBAN AESTHETICS ON ENHANCING VITALITY OF URBAN SPACES

2021 ◽  
pp. xx-xx
Keyword(s):  
Urban Design ◽  
Direct Consequence ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Urban Spaces ◽  
Urban Setting ◽  
Aesthetic Quality ◽  
Aesthetic Design ◽  
Active Involvement ◽  
The Aesthetic

Several scholars have focused on the different approaches in designing convivial urban spaces, but literary evidence shows that the essence of aesthetic design in public urban spaces, by referring to the main dimensions involved in the shaping of urban vitality, has not been adequately researched. In this regard, this study, by hypothesizing that the quality of urban design leads to a vital urban environment, focuses on urban vitality from the aesthetic point of view. Thus, in using qualitative grounded theory as a main methodological tool and using a systematic review of the related literature as the main induction approach for collecting qualitative data, five main dimensions of urban vitality, which are necessary to attain a correlation with the aesthetic quality of urban design, were conceptualized. The study concludes that the aesthetic design of an urban setting has a direct effect on the active involvement of its users and that this, therefore, has a direct consequence on the level of public urban vitality, manifested. Integrating the complexity theory with the five main dimensions used for assessing urban vitality was suggested as a viable area for further research.

scholarly journals Response of Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum ‘Ruby’ to Foliar Applications of Micronutrient Fertilizers and Miticide

2008 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 235-238
Author(s):  
Amy L. Shober ◽  
Gary Leibee ◽  
Moh Leng Kok-Yokomi
Keyword(s):  
Plant Growth ◽  
Significant Decline ◽  
Fertilizer Treatment ◽  
Copper Hydroxide ◽  
Foliar Fertilizer ◽  
Central Florida ◽  
Quality Ratings ◽  
Eriophyid Mites ◽  
Quality Response

Abstract Loropetalum chinense (also called Chinese Fringebush or Chinese Witch Hazel) is commonly used in the Florida landscapes. However, in recent years, there have been increasing reports and complaints of unexplained decline throughout Central Florida. The objective of this study was to evaluate the growth and quality response of declining L. chinense plants to foliar micronutrient and miticide applications. L. chinense ‘Ruby’ plants exhibiting significant decline symptoms were treated with eight foliar fertilizer treatments (High Cu, Low Cu, Kocide® 2000 [copper hydroxide], B, Mn, Zn, and Peters S.T.E.M.) and half of the plants also received two treatments of GardenTech Sevin Concentrate Bug Killer® (carbaryl, 22.5% AI). Plant growth was not influenced by miticide or fertilizer treatments. However, plants sprayed with Cu (i.e., Cu high, Cu low, and Kocide) had quality ratings, at 4 and 8 weeks after treatment, that were significantly higher than plants treated with other foliar fertilizers. Additionally, results indicated that there was no fertilizer treatment effect on mite populations. Failure of the miticide to enhance plant quality ratings, suggested that eriophyid mites were not associated with decline symptoms. The quality of declining landscape plantings of L. chinense ‘Ruby’ can be improved with the application of foliar Cu sprays.

Research on the Dynamics of Changes in the Sight-aesthetic Quality of Rural Lake District Landscapes in the Aspect of Implementing the European Landscape Convention

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam Senetra
Keyword(s):  
Local Governments ◽  
Land Use Management ◽  
Lake District ◽  
Aesthetic Value ◽  
Aesthetic Quality ◽  
European Landscape Convention ◽  
General Rules ◽  
The Aesthetic ◽  
Landscape Transformations

The article presents selected methodological assumptions of developing and evaluating landscape attribute maps that could be used in the process of the implementation of the European Landscape Convention (ELC). The Convention led to the passing of the Act of 24th April 2015 on the modification of some acts due to the enhancement of landscape protection tools. Article 7 implements changes in the Act of 23rd March 2003 on spatial planning and land use management. Determining general rules for landscape auditing and defining the priority landscape are elements of the changes. On 11th September 2015, the regulations that partially carry out the recommendation of the Convention entered into force. The regulations oblige local governments to conduct landscape auditing (not less often than every 20 years). The article presents a new method for evaluating the aesthetic-scenic value of landscape (EEVL), developed by the author on the basis of conceptual works done between 2004 and 2008. Tests of this method started in 2008. Then an assessment of the aesthetic value of the municipality of Pozezdrze in the Masurian Lake District was made. The three measurements, collected in 2008, 2012 and 2016, were then used in comparing the dynamics of landscape transformations considering the aesthetic value over 8 years. The research enabled the assessment of the usefulness of the method in landscape auditing.

scholarly journals A methodology for evaluating the aesthetic quality of 3D printed parts

Procedia CIRP ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 79 ◽  
pp. 95-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manuela Galati ◽  
Paolo Minetola ◽  
Giovanni Marchiandi ◽  
Eleonora Atzeni ◽  
Flaviana Calignano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Aesthetic Quality ◽  
3D Printed ◽  
The Aesthetic

Positioning System for the Interaction With Virtual Shapes Through a Desktop Haptic Device

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mario Covarrubias ◽  
Monica Bordegoni ◽  
Umberto Cugini
Keyword(s):  
Design Process ◽  
Haptic Interface ◽  
Positioning System ◽  
Research Activity ◽  
Aesthetic Value ◽  
Aesthetic Quality ◽  
Product Design Process ◽  
Virtual Prototypes ◽  
The Aesthetic

The paper describes the results of a research activity on the design of a positioning system which includes both a physical 3-DOF and virtual platforms which carries out a Desktop Haptic Interface (DHI). The positioning system allows the user to interact with a virtual shape through a combination of linear and rotation motions, some of them driven by the user and some driven by the virtual shape. On the other hand, by rendering a physical 2D cross-section through the DHI permits the assessment of virtual prototypes of industrial products with aesthetic value. Typically, virtual objects are modified several times before reaching the desired design, increasing the development time and, consequently, the final product cost. The desktop haptic system (which includes the positioning system and the DHI) that we propose here, will reduce the number of physical mockups during the design process allowing designers to perform several phases of the product design process continuously and without any interruption. In particular the system is developed with the aim of supporting designers during the evaluation of the aesthetic quality of a virtual product.

scholarly journals Pengaruh Alih Fungsi Telajakan Depan Rumah Menjadi Artshop terhadap Kenyamanan dan Estetika Lansekap Desa Tegallalang

2015 ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
I WAYAN PASEK HARIMBAWA ◽  
I MADE SUKEWIJAYA ◽  
NI WAYAN FEBRIANA UTAMI
Keyword(s):  
Aesthetic Quality ◽  
Human Comfort ◽  
Scenic Beauty ◽  
Comfort Index ◽  
Temperature Humidity Index ◽  
Humidity Index ◽  
The Aesthetic ◽  
The Tropics ◽  
The Way

ABSTRACT The Effect of Telajakan-Front Yard Conversion into an Artshop Toward Human Comfort Index and Landscape Aesthetic in Tegallalang Village Telajakan, a Balinese typical home yard, has located in front, right or left, or in the back of the yard. The study only focused on telajakan front yard along the way of Tegallalang Village which is usually used as a garden or planted area, although many of them turning into an artshop. The purpose of the study was to determine the effect of telajakan conversion into an artshop using user’s comfort index and landscape aesthetic measurement. Methods used in this study was temperature humidity index (THI) with the data of temperature and humidity. In addition, to assessed the aesthetic quality of the landscape used scenic beauty estimation (SBE) method by taking a photo of each landscape element representing the land use. Result showed that user’s comport index was low (THI valued ranged from 24,47 to 27,39) and categorized as uncomfortable to the tropics area. Further, the aesthetic quality resulted that the lowest SBE quality was -80,21 and highest SBE quality was 138,42. The aesthetic quality of the majoring landscape along the way of Tegallalang valued as a low category (53,33%), medium category (28,88%), and high category (17,77%). As a results, the conversion of telajakan into an artshop caused low of user’s comfort index and low of aesthetic quality to the landscape.   Keywords: comfort index, landscape aesthetics, telajakan, temperature humidity index (THI), scenic beauty estimation (SBE).

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