scholarly journals The influence of meteorological conditions on major quantitative and qualitative traits of buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench)

2003 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Radojka Maletic ◽  
Radosav Jevdjovic
Keyword(s):  
Precipitation Amount ◽  
Seed Mass ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Meteorological Conditions ◽  
First Year ◽  
Lower Mass ◽  
Second Year ◽  
Average Plant ◽  
Fagopyrum Esculentum Moench ◽  
Year 2000

The results of two-year investigations of buckwheat raised in agroecological conditions of South Banat (Pancevo) and West Serbia (Gorobilje) are presented in the paper. Based on the obtained investigation data, we confirm the hypothesis that buckwheat is a plant suited to more humid regions, since we have determined higher yield of the plant on locations with higher precipitation amount. During 1999, the yield of buckwheat was higher at the location in Pancevo and the next year at the location in Gorobilje. Also, in the year 2000, values of average plant height, number of seeds per plant and seed mass per plant were higher at the location in Gorobilje, whereas in the year 1999 (first year of investigation), which from the aspect of climatic conditions could be considered as optimal, plant yield and all other investigated parameters were better in case of buckwheat originating from the location in Pancevo. In the year 2000, in regard to the seed proportionally medium fractions were more present, which is, among other things, the result of the influence of higher precipitation amount. In regard to the exploitation value of the seed, better germination was registered for seed produced in 2000 (at both locations), although it had lower mass compared to the seed produced in 1999. Blossoming (blooming) in the first study year at both locations started 5 to 7 days earlier compared to the second year of investigations and lasted 5 to 8 days longer. On the other hand, in the second year of investigations at both locations harvesting started 10 to 12 days earlier compared to the previous year.

scholarly journals Herbaceous Perennial Trials in Central Alabama, 1996-97

2000 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 222-228
Author(s):  
J. Raymond Kessler ◽  
Jeff L. Sibley ◽  
Bridget K. Behe ◽  
Darby M. Quinn ◽  
James S. Bannon
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Southeastern United States ◽  
Performance Comparison ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
First Year ◽  
Performance Information ◽  
Herbaceous Perennials ◽  
Information Reliability ◽  
Second Year ◽  
Herbaceous Perennial

Fifty-seven herbaceous perennials were evaluated from July 1996 to October 1997 in USDA Hardiness Zone 8. Plants in this study generally performed better the first year after planting than the second year. Several selections did not reemerge the second year, though some natural reseeding occurred. Still other selections never fully recovered from the winter months or succumbed to stress in the summer. Plants that maintained an attractive foliage display while not in bloom and plants that had a high bloom rating during the bloom season are worth incorporating into a full sun perennial or mixed border in the southeastern United States. Performance of perennials in the landscape may vary from year to year as climatic conditions affect performance. Comparison of results from variety trials at other locations should help increase performance information reliability for perennial selection.

scholarly journals Results of researching different methods of creating fodder areas in arid region of Northern Caspian

2021 ◽  
Vol 209 (06) ◽  
pp. 2-11
Author(s):  
Galina Bulahtina ◽  
Yuriy Podoprigorov ◽  
Andrey Hyupinin
Keyword(s):  
Species Composition ◽  
Arid Region ◽  
Arid Zone ◽  
Single Species ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
First Year ◽  
Extreme Conditions ◽  
Caspian Region ◽  
Natural Pasture ◽  
Second Year

Abstract. Purpose. The research is aimed at developing methods for creating highly productive and highly nutritious pasture agrophytocenoses, adapted to the extreme conditions of the arid zone of the Northern Caspian region. Methods. The paper provides an assessment of the productivity of perennial one-species (Agropyron) and poly-species (Agropyron, Eutoria, Kochia) agrophytocenoses for a five-year period of their vegetation, depending on the timing (autumn, spring) and sowing methods (ordinary, scattered). Results. These phytocenoses, created in the harsh climatic conditions of the semi-desert on light chestnut soils with a low level of fertility (humus – 0.68 %), starting from the first year, formed the yield 2–7 times higher than the natural pasture. According to the results of the study, it was revealed that a significant role in the creation of arid forage phytocenosis was played by the sowing method and species composition, including the scattered sowing method turned out to be more productive (in monospecific – by 57–70 %, in poly-species – by 63–82 %), the yield of the poly-species composition of the phytocenosis, starting from the second year, increased by 1–2 t/ha for all years of the study in comparison with the monospecific composition both on the row and on the spread method of sowing. Scientific novelty. All created agrophytocenoses for all variants had a fodder value 3–10 times higher than the natural pasture, including the presence of different plant species on the pasture increased the collection of fodder units in comparison with a single-species pasture by 1.5–2 times, and the spread method of sowing also increased the provision of pasture fodder with protein by 0.18–0.2 t/ha. Already by the second year of plant development, it was noted that the presence of shrubs and semi-shrubs on the forage lands creates better conditions than the aftermath of the corn crop for snow retention, and, accordingly, contributes to a greater accumulation of moisture in the soil.

scholarly journals Influence of Various Climatic Conditions on the Structural Changes of Semicrystalline PLA Spun-Bonded Mulching Nonwovens during Outdoor Composting

Polymers ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 559 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michał Puchalski ◽  
Piotr Siwek ◽  
Nicolay Panayotov ◽  
Małgorzata Berova ◽  
Stanisława Kowalska ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
First Year ◽  
Wide Angle ◽  
Viscosity Method ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Second Year ◽  
Scanning Electron

This study analyzed the structural changes of semicrystalline polylactide (PLA) in the form of spun-bonded mulching nonwovens, during outdoor composting. The investigation was carried out at the microstructural, supramolecular and molecular levels using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), wide-angle X-ray diffraction (WAXD) and the viscosity method, respectively. The obtained experimental results revealed how the popular outdoor composting method, realized under two different European climatic conditions (in Poland and in Bulgaria), affects the degradation of PLA nonwoven, designed for agriculture use. The results showed the insignificant influence of the climatic conditions and prepared compost mixtures on the molecular and micromorphological structure of PLA spun-bonded mulching nonwovens, with a visible increase in crystallinity after the first year of composting. Significant changes were observed only after the second year of composting, which indicates the resistance of semicrystalline PLA to degradation in outdoor composting conditions.

scholarly journals Variability of major traits of marigold seed in respect of genotype and climatic conditions

2004 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-40
Author(s):  
Radosav Jevdjovic ◽  
Radojka Maletic
Keyword(s):  
Great Influence ◽  
Vegetation Period ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
First Year ◽  
Germination Energy ◽  
Yield And Quality ◽  
Absolute Mass ◽  
Second Year ◽  
Standard Cultivar

The results of the two-year comparative research of qualitative and quantitative traits of marigold seed of different genotypes in regard to the standard cultivar were analyzed. The highest yield of seed in both study years was registered in genotype "King orange", and the lowest in genotype "R". Concerning the quality of seed, that is, germination energy and total germination, the best results were established for genotype "King orange" and the poorest for genotype "R" in both study years. The highest absolute mass was registered in domestic cultivar "Domestic orange". Climatic conditions had great influence on yield and quality of marigold seed. In the first study year, with 2.5 times higher water sediment during the vegetation period, seed yield in all genotypes was higher compared to the second study year. Also, absolute mass of seed of all genotypes was higher in the first study year. However, germination energy and total germination for all genotypes was better in the second year, when the sum of temperatures during the vegetation period was 37580C compared to the first year when the sum of temperatures recorded was 35230C.

scholarly journals Specific features of formation of grass-legume mixtures of the first and second year of life in the conditions of the European North of Russia

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 376-384
Author(s):  
A. A. Shamanin ◽  
L. A. Popova
Keyword(s):  
Dry Matter ◽  
Northern Region ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Perennial Grasses ◽  
First Year ◽  
Meadow Fescue ◽  
The North ◽  
European North ◽  
Second Year Of Life ◽  
Second Year

The studies were carried out in a field experiment in the north of the Arkhangelsk region. Under study were twocomponent grass stands of the first and second year of life, composed of cereal (meadow fescue, reed fescue) and legume grasses (meadow clover and blue alfalfa ). It has been established that in the climatic conditions of the Northern region the studied perennial grasses do not go through the full life cycle during the first year of life: meadow clover develops up to the root rosette phase, blue alfalfa – up to the branching phase, cereals ‒ to the tillering phase. In the first year, the yield is formed due to the legume component, especially meadow clover, which occupies 73 % of the structure. In the second year of life, cereal grasses increase their influence on the yield formation up to 93 %. The most productive variant in the second year was the “reed fescue + meadow clover” variant. With a higher ratio of the cereal component (67 %) in total for two mowings in comparison with the control variant "meadow fescue + meadow clover", the increase in dry matter yield was 2.81 t/ha (LSD05 = 1.46 t/ha), the output of exchange energy was 30.56 GJ/ha higher, crude protein yield increased by 0.22 t /ha. Agrophytocenoses of reed fescue and meadow clover in the first year of intensive use make it possible to obtain green fodder with the protein content in 1 kg of dry matter at the level of 114.28 g ‒ 153.33 g and sugars 133.54 g ‒ 154.65 g depending on the mowing. High loss of blue alfalfa in the grass stand is due to its weak winter hardiness and the effect of low spring temperatures during the period of the beginning of regrowth. Thus, in the conditions of the European North of Russia among legume-cereal grass stands during the first two years of life the grass mixture of meadow clover and reed fescue has been identified as perspective. There has been noted a potential for regulation the feed nutritional value (protein, sugars and fiber content) by means of grass mixture components selection.

scholarly journals Results of economically valuable indicators of varieties of children's hornous in the selection nursery in the conditions of the Smolensk region

2020 ◽  
pp. 24-27
Author(s):  
Svetlana Vasil'evna Ivanova ◽  
Olga Vasil'evna Kurdakova
Keyword(s):  
Dry Matter ◽  
Field Trials ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Entire Period ◽  
First Year ◽  
Economic Traits ◽  
Loamy Soil ◽  
Green Mass ◽  
Second Year

The article presents the results of a test of new varietal species of baby eagles in a breeding nursery in 2018 - 2019. The options for the first and second year of use were evaluated. The purpose of these studies was to identify the most valuable economic traits of new highly productive varieties for use in further work. Weather and climatic conditions were generally favorable for the wintering and development of plants of horned calves in the spring and summer. During field trials, it was found that in terms of green mass yields in the total over two years of use, the E-25 variant stood out (+ 30.5% to Smolensky 1 standard). Over the entire period of testing, he showed a high and stable increase. It was slightly lower with the E-49 varietomer (+ 24.2%), which showed higher yields in the first year of use than in the second. They also stood out by the yield of air-dry matter (+ 21.4% and + 31.45%, respectively). Such productivity of the plant of horned lamb was shown in the conditions of sowing on slightly acidic loamy soil with a low content of humus, mobile potassium and a high content of phosphorus.

scholarly journals Life history of Kermes quercus (LINNAEUS) (Hemiptera: Kermesidae) in Poland

2013 ◽  
Vol 82 (3) ◽  
pp. 151-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elżbieta Podsiadło
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
First Year ◽  
History Of ◽  
Second Year ◽  
New Generation

ABSTRACT This research complements the results of a study of the life cycle of Kermes quercus (L.) performed in Poland in 2008-2009. The latest observations were carried out in 2010 from the beginning of March until the end of November. They showed that K. quercus overwintered as 2nd-instar nymphs. These developed into adults at the beginning of May. Reproduction began at the beginning of June. The 1st-instar nymphs of the new generation appeared in mid-June. They then developed for about 5 months, after which they entered the winter diapause. All the observations, carried out in 2008-2010, showed that, under the climatic conditions of Poland, K. quercus is not a univoltine species. One generation develops over two years. In the first year it overwinters as 1st-instar nymphs and in the second year as 2nd-instar nymphs.

Effects of environmental variables on the competition between inoculum strains and naturalized populations of Rhizobium trifolii for nodulation of Trifolium subterraneum L. and on rhizobia persistence in the soil

1982 ◽  
Vol 33 (5) ◽  
pp. 803 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Brockwell ◽  
RR Gault ◽  
M Zorin ◽  
MJ Roberts
Keyword(s):  
Plant Growth ◽  
Soil Ph ◽  
Environmental Variables ◽  
Trifolium Subterraneum ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Cumulative Effects ◽  
First Year ◽  
Rhizobium Trifolii ◽  
Eastern Australia ◽  
Second Year

Experiments were conducted at six field sites in south-eastern Australia with three cultivars of Trifolium subterraneum L, inoculated with diverse strains of Rhizobium trifolii. The various locations provided different edaphic and climatic conditions for plant growth, and naturalized populations of R. trifolii provided competition in forming nodules for the inoculum strains. Success of the inocula in forming nodules in the first year was used as an index of competitiveness, and success in the second year as an index of persistence. Inoculum strains formed a majority of nodules in the first year but fewer in the second. Inocula generally persisted better at those sites which had smaller populations of naturalized rhizobia. Competitiveness and persistence did not appear to be related characteristics, although some strains were superior to others especially in terms of persistence. Values for strain persistence tended to be similar at locations where the Mt Barker cultivar was grown, indicating an effect of host on the expression of this character. Significant effects of soil texture, soil pH, or growth temperature (individually) on the relative competitiveness and persistence of the inoculum strains could not be measured, although the cumulative effects of these (and other) environmental variables may have been substantial. The inoculum strains could be assembled into groups according to strong relationships of nodulating performance at each harvest. Within these distinct groups, the nodulation behaviour of the strains relative to each other remained approximately constant, irrespective of the absolute levels of competitiveness or persistence, the location of the experiment, or the year of the harvest.

An inevitable crisis? From first to second year in counsellor training

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 74-89
Author(s):  
Hugh Crago
Keyword(s):  
Right Hemisphere ◽  
Training Programme ◽  
First Year ◽  
Training Experience ◽  
Counsellor Training ◽  
Student Dropout ◽  
Second Year ◽  
Neurological Research ◽  
First Year Of Life ◽  
And Control

In a seminal 1973 paper, Robert Clark described the very different “cultures” of the first and second year students in a four year clinical psychology PhD programme. The author applies Clark’s template to his own experiences as trainee or trainer in five different counsellor education programmes, one in the US and four in Australia. Each of the programmes, to varying degrees, demonstrates key features of the pattern identified by Clark, where the first year is “therapeutic” and other-oriented, the second is “professional” and self-focused. The author concludes that all the surveyed programmes exhibited some level of “second year crisis”, in which a significant number of students felt abandoned, dissatisfied, or rebellious. The author extends and refines Clark’s developmental analogy (first year = childhood; second year = adolescence) to reflect recent neurological research, in particular, the shift from a right hemisphere-dominant first year of life, prioritising affiliative needs, to a left hemisphere-dominant second year, prioritising autonomy and control. This shift is paralleled later by a more gradual move from a protective, supportive childhood to necessary, but sometimes conflictual, individuation in adolescence. The first two years of a counsellor training programme broadly echo this process, a process exacerbated by the second year internship/placement, in which students must “leave home” and adjust to unfamiliar, potentially less nurturing, authority figures. Finally, the author suggests introducing more rigorous “academic holding” into the first year, and greater attention to “therapeutic holding” of dissident students in the second, hopefully decreasing student dropout, and achieving a better balanced training experience.

Implementation of the Second-year course in an Engineering Professional Spine

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Umar Iqbal ◽  
Deena Salem ◽  
David Strong
Keyword(s):  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Research University ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Employability Skills ◽  
First Year ◽  
Computer Engineering ◽  
Core Courses ◽  
Second Year ◽  
First Time ◽  
Academic Year

The objective of this paper is to document the experience of developing and implementing a second-year course in an engineering professional spine that was developed in a first-tier research university and relies on project-based core courses. The main objective of this spine is to develop the students’ cognitive and employability skills that will allow them to stand out from the crowd of other engineering graduates.The spine was developed and delivered for the first time in the academic year 2010-2011 for first-year general engineering students. In the year 2011-2012, those students joined different programs, and accordingly the second-year course was tailored to align with the different programs’ learning outcomes. This paper discusses the development and implementation of the course in the Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) department.

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