POMOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF LOCAL AND INTRODUCED WALNUT CULTIVARS IN SOUTH BULGARIA

Angel Dimitrov;  ; Vanya Akova; Viktorija Nikolova;  ;

doi:10.33045/fgr.v37.2021.02

POMOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF LOCAL AND INTRODUCED WALNUT CULTIVARS IN SOUTH BULGARIA

FRUIT GROWING RESEARCH ◽

10.33045/fgr.v37.2021.02 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 37 (37) ◽

pp. 14-18

Author(s):

Angel Dimitrov ◽

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Vanya Akova ◽

Viktorija Nikolova ◽

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Keyword(s):

Fruit Growing ◽

Biometric Measurements

A study of local and introduced walnut cultivars was carried out at the Fruit-Growing Institute – Plovdiv in the period 2018 – 2020. Four introduced walnut cultivars – two Romanian (‘Valmit’ and ‘Valeris’) and two Turkish (‘Şebin’ and ‘Yalova 1’) – and the standard Bulgarian cultivars ‘Izvor 10’ and ‘Silistrenski’ were the object of the study. Their vegetative habits were investigated and biometric measurements of the nuts were performed. Based on the results obtained the pomological characteristics of the studied cultivars were evaluated. When grown in the conditions of South Bulgaria, the cultivars introduced from Romania – ‘Valmit’ and ‘Valeris’ and from Turkey – ‘Yalova 1’, are characterized by very large nuts. ‘Izvor 10’ and ‘Şebin’ have a high kernel ratio.

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Fruit Growing

Scientific American ◽

10.1038/scientificamerican04191884-6917dsupp ◽

1884 ◽

Vol 17 (433supp) ◽

pp. 6917-6918

Author(s):

P. H. Foster

Keyword(s):

Fruit Growing

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Objective biometric measurements of calf-fed Holstein steers fed in confinement

Journal of Animal Science ◽

10.2527/jas2016.0836 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 95 (3) ◽

pp. 1205

Author(s):

J. A. Reed ◽

M. D. Garrison ◽

T. J. McEvers ◽

N. D. May ◽

L. J. Walter ◽

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Keyword(s):

Biometric Measurements

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AGRICULTURAL PERIODICALS OF RUSSIA IN THE EARLY XX CENTURY

АГРАРНЫЙ ВЕСТНИК ВЕРХНЕВОЛЖЬЯ ◽

10.35523/2307-5872-2019-28-3-105-117 ◽

2019 ◽

Keyword(s):

Statistical Data ◽

Soil Science ◽

Agriculture Soil ◽

Agricultural Knowledge ◽

Horse Breeding ◽

Different Types ◽

Fruit Growing ◽

Advanced Knowledge ◽

The Cost ◽

The Upper Volga Region

The article deals with the distribution of agricultural periodicals on the territory of the Russian Em-pire in the early twentieth century. Before that there were practically no publications on the pages of sci-entific magazines. Great emphasis is placed on the analysis of agricultural magazines published before 1917 in the Upper Volga region, namely in Vladimir, Kostroma, Tver and Yaroslavl provinces. Thanks to existed in pre-revolutionary Russian periodicals on agricultural subjects advanced knowledge of agron-omy, agriculture, soil science, horticulture, fruit growing, vegetable growing, winemaking, viticulture, 135 tobacco growing, livestock, poultry, bee-keeping, veterinary medicine, forestry, and hunting, land man-agement, irrigation, horse breeding were promoted. On the basis of statistical data, office documentation and other published sources, the author draws conclusions about the degree of accessibility of agricul-tural periodicals for the population, including the peasantry. Availability of agricultural periodicals largely depended on its price, so the author studied the situation with the cost of the annual subscription fee of these publications. The article investigates the issues of periodicity of agricultural magazines and newspapers, the exact number of such publications, as well as their subject matter. Existence duration of different types of periodicals is analyzed, the main publishers of magazines and newspapers, places of their publication are revealed. A prominent place is given to the publishing activities of agricultural pub-lic organizations and zemstvo self-government bodies. It is concluded that natural process of agricultural knowledge distribution among the population of Russia through publications on the pages of periodicals was disrupted by revolutionary events of 1917.

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Pesticide residues in daily bee pollen samples (April–July) from an intensive agricultural region in Southern Germany

Environmental Science and Pollution Research ◽

10.1007/s11356-020-12318-2 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Carolin Friedle ◽

Klaus Wallner ◽

Peter Rosenkranz ◽

Dieter Martens ◽

Walter Vetter

Keyword(s):

Honey Bees ◽

Pesticide Residues ◽

Hazard Quotient ◽

Agricultural Landscapes ◽

Pesticide Analysis ◽

Analysis Method ◽

Southern Germany ◽

Serial Data ◽

Fruit Growing ◽

Insight Into

AbstractInsect-pollinated plants are essential for honey bees to feed their brood. In agricultural landscapes, honey bees and other pollinators are often exposed to pesticides used for cultivation. In order to gain more insight into the fluctuation of pesticide loads, 102 daily pollen samples were collected between April and July 2018 in a fruit-growing area in Southern Germany. Samples were analyzed with respect to more than 260 pesticides using a multi-residue pesticide analysis method. Almost 90% of the analyzed pollen samples featured between one and thirteen different pesticides. In total, 29 pesticides were detected at maximum concentrations of up to 4500 ng/g pollen. Maximum residual concentrations of most pesticides were observed during April and the first half of May, as well as during the second half of June. In most cases, serial data of pesticide residuals were detected for approximately 10 subsequent days with two or three maximum values, which were several folds higher than concentrations on the days before and thereafter. The pollen hazard quotient (PHQ) was calculated to estimate the risk of the detected pesticides to honey bees and wild pollinators.

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Testing telediagnostic obstetric ultrasound in Peru: a new horizon in expanding access to prenatal ultrasound

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth ◽

10.1186/s12884-021-03720-w ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Marika Toscano ◽

Thomas J. Marini ◽

Kathryn Drennan ◽

Timothy M. Baran ◽

Jonah Kan ◽

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Keyword(s):

Excellent Agreement ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Intraclass Correlation ◽

Standard Of Care ◽

The United States ◽

Categorical Variables ◽

Continuous Variables ◽

Second Trimester ◽

Obstetric Ultrasound ◽

Biometric Measurements

Abstract Background Ninety-four percent of all maternal deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries, and the majority are preventable. Access to quality Obstetric ultrasound can identify some complications leading to maternal and neonatal/perinatal mortality or morbidity and may allow timely referral to higher-resource centers. However, there are significant global inequalities in access to imaging and many challenges to deploying ultrasound to rural areas. In this study, we tested a novel, innovative Obstetric telediagnostic ultrasound system in which the imaging acquisitions are obtained by an operator without prior ultrasound experience using simple scan protocols based only on external body landmarks and uploaded using low-bandwidth internet for asynchronous remote interpretation by an off-site specialist. Methods This is a single-center pilot study. A nurse and care technician underwent 8 h of training on the telediagnostic system. Subsequently, 126 patients (68 second trimester and 58 third trimester) were recruited at a health center in Lima, Peru and scanned by these ultrasound-naïve operators. The imaging acquisitions were uploaded by the telemedicine platform and interpreted remotely in the United States. Comparison of telediagnostic imaging was made to a concurrently performed standard of care ultrasound obtained and interpreted by an experienced attending radiologist. Cohen’s Kappa was used to test agreement between categorical variables. Intraclass correlation and Bland-Altman plots were used to test agreement between continuous variables. Results Obstetric ultrasound telediagnosis showed excellent agreement with standard of care ultrasound allowing the identification of number of fetuses (100% agreement), fetal presentation (95.8% agreement, κ =0.78 (p < 0.0001)), placental location (85.6% agreement, κ =0.74 (p < 0.0001)), and assessment of normal/abnormal amniotic fluid volume (99.2% agreement) with sensitivity and specificity > 95% for all variables. Intraclass correlation was good or excellent for all fetal biometric measurements (0.81–0.95). The majority (88.5%) of second trimester ultrasound exam biometry measurements produced dating within 14 days of standard of care ultrasound. Conclusion This Obstetric ultrasound telediagnostic system is a promising means to increase access to diagnostic Obstetric ultrasound in low-resource settings. The telediagnostic system demonstrated excellent agreement with standard of care ultrasound. Fetal biometric measurements were acceptable for use in the detection of gross discrepancies in fetal size requiring further follow up.

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Carbon Storage and Carbon Dioxide Sequestration of Banana Plants at Different Growth Stages

Advanced Materials Research ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.1010-1012.662 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 1010-1012 ◽

pp. 662-665

Author(s):

Mu Qiu Zhao ◽

Ming Li ◽

Yun Feng Shi

Keyword(s):

Carbon Dioxide ◽

Vegetative Growth ◽

Hainan Island ◽

Growth Stages ◽

Maturity Stage ◽

C Storage ◽

C Cycle ◽

Fruit Growing ◽

Storage Structures ◽

Different Growth Stages

Large annual herbaceous plants such as banana (Musa spp.) have a very impressive carbon (C) storage and carbon dioxide (CO2) sequestration in agroecosystems, and play a certain role in global C cycle, climate regulation and reducing global warming. In this paper, we systematically studied C storage on the different growth stages, CO2sequestration and distribution, and mathematical models for predicting CO2sequestration by bananas which were planted in western Hainan island, China. The results showed that C content of dry matter in different structures of banana plants was 45-50% in line with the current results, and in fruit reached the highest, in stems and roots followed, while that in leaves were the lowest. C storage in different structures of banana plants increased exponentially during banana growing process (vegetative growth and bud stage), stems were the major storage structures of C, and roots and leaves also had considerable C storage. C fixed by banana plants was mainly distributed in fruit at fruit growing stage. CO2sequestration was 16.3, 41.1 and 80.0t/ha at vegetative growth, bud and fruit maturity stage separately, and power function model can be applied with stem diameter (D) or composite parameter (D2H) as independent variables to predict.

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Book Review: Fruit-growing Projects

Journal of Education ◽

10.1177/002205743011102021 ◽

1930 ◽

Vol 111 (20) ◽

pp. 572-572

Keyword(s):

Fruit Growing

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GROWTH AND PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSES OF TREE SPECIES (Hymenaea courbaril L., Peltophorum dubium (Spreng.) Taub. and Myroxylon peruiferum L. F.) EXPOSED TO DIFFERENT COPPER CONCENTRATIONS IN THE SOIL

Revista Árvore ◽

10.1590/1806-90882018000200002 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 42 (2) ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Daniele Maria Marques ◽

Adriano Bortolotti Silva ◽

José Ricardo Mantovani ◽

Dalvana Sousa Pereira ◽

Thiago Corrêa Souza

Keyword(s):

Antioxidant Enzymes ◽

Tree Species ◽

Copper Content ◽

Metal Tolerance ◽

Physiological Responses ◽

Forest Species ◽

Hymenaea Courbaril ◽

Tolerance Strategy ◽

Photosynthetic Machinery ◽

Biometric Measurements

ABSTRACT Copper (Cu) is an essential micronutrient for plants. However, when in excess, it becomes phytotoxic. In this context, the objective of this study was to evaluate the growth and physiological responses of tree species exposed to different copper concentrations in the soil. Three experiments were carried out, one for each forest species under study: Myroxylon peruiferum ("Óleo Bálsamo"), Hymenaea courbaril ("Jatobá") and Peltophorum dubium ("Canafístula"), with the same doses of copper (0, 50, 100, 200 and 400 mg kg-1). The experimental design was in randomized blocks (DBC), with five copper concentrations and four replicates. The plants were grown on soil substrate packed in 8-dm3 pots and kept in a greenhouse for 90 days. Biometric measurements, chlorophyll, antioxidant enzymes and copper content in tissues were evaluated. Copper did not influence the vegetative growth of the species studied. The content of chlorophyll "a" was reduced with increasing copper concentrations in the soil. H. courbaril had 56 to 92% copper retained in the roots, and the same behavior was observed for P. dubium (77-91%) and M. peruiferum (19-64%). In the three species studied, there was copper bioaccumulation, mainly in the roots, possibly as a metal tolerance strategy, preserving the most active tissues and the photosynthetic machinery. Cu translocation from roots to shoot was very restricted in all species. This behavior, associated with the increase in the activity of some antioxidant enzymes in plants, may indicate the phytoremediation potential of the studied species.

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Accuracy of ultrasound in estimating fetal weight and growth discordancy in triplet pregnancies

Journal of Perinatal Medicine ◽

10.1515/jpm-2014-0187 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 44 (2) ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Amir Weissman ◽

Emad Matanes ◽

Arie Drugan

Keyword(s):

Correlation Coefficient ◽

Medical Center ◽

Pearson Correlation ◽

Fetal Weight ◽

Regression Analyses ◽

Weight Estimation ◽

Multiple Gestations ◽

Fundamental Part ◽

Bland Altman Method ◽

Biometric Measurements

AbstractSonographic estimation of fetal weight is a fundamental part of the routine obstetrical practice and may affect management decisions particularly in multiple gestations. The data available on the accuracy of sonographic estimation of fetal weight in triplets are very limited. In the present study we investigated the accuracy of sonographic fetal weight estimation and discordancy in triplet gestations.We analyzed the sonographic data of 33 sets of triplets born at one medical center between January 2001 and March 2013. Estimated fetal weight was calculated from biometric measurements and compared with actual neonatal weights following delivery. The Pearson correlation coefficient, linear regression analyses, and Bland-Altman method were used for statistical comparisons.The differences between predicted and actual birth weights (ABW) were <10% in 69 newborns (70%), 10%–20% in 19 newborns (19%), and more than 20% in 11 newborns (11%). There was a good correlation between predicted and ABW (correlation coefficient=0.928,Weight assessment in triplets does not fall behind that of singletons or twins, and decisions based upon these examinations are reliable in the majority of cases.

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