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Vanderbilt, Vern C., Craig S. T. Daughtry, Meredith K. Kupinski, Christine L. Bradley, Andrew N. French, Kevin Bronson, Russell A. Chipman, and Robert P. Dahlgren. "Estimating the relative water content of leaves in a cotton canopy." SPIE-INT SOC OPTICAL ENGINEERING, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/626493.
Full textSulaiman, Z. A. B. "A gamma-ray study of spatial and temporal variation in relative water content of tree stem." Thesis, University of Strathclyde, 1988. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.382290.
Full textGribble, Karleen D., of Western Sydney Hawkesbury University, and Faculty of Science and Technology. "Towards an understanding of the physiological abnormality of tissue cultured plants known as vitrification." THESIS_FST_HPS_Gribble_K.xml, 1999. http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/417.
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Coleman, David. "Applications of low-field Nuclear Magnetic Resonance technology to the ecophysiology of eucalypts." Thesis, The University of Sydney, 2022. https://hdl.handle.net/2123/28052.
Full textPandey, Lopa Mudra. "Electrical resistivity of sandy soil with water, leachates and seawater." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 2015. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/1724.
Full textRobinson, David A. "Soil water content estimates based on the measurement of soil relative permittivity : use of capacitance, time domain reflectometry and impedance sensors." Thesis, University of Ulster, 1998. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.267823.
Full textAlvarado, Barrera Nicole Andrea. "Respuestas morfo-fisiológicas de los vástagos y rebrotes en cepas de Peumus boldus Mol. según intensidad de corta, en la comuna de Olmué, Región de Valparaíso." Tesis, Universidad de Chile, 2017. http://repositorio.uchile.cl/handle/2250/151405.
Full textPeumus boldus Mol. (Boldo), es una especie endémica y característica del bosque esclerófilo. Su potencial económico está relacionado con la comercialización de sus hojas. El problema asociado a este mercado tiene relación con la sostenibilidad del recurso en el tiempo. Considerando su potencial económico, se evaluaron las respuestas morfo-fisiológicas en rebrotes nuevos y vástagos remanentes, según intensidad de corta, en la Comuna de Olmué, Región de Valparaíso. Se establecieron tres parcelas de 0,2 hectáreas cada una, donde se midieron: número de vástagos por cepa, DAP de los vástagos por cepa y área basal a nivel de cepa. De las tres parcelas, una corresponde a una parcela control y las dos parcelas restantes fueron cosechadas parcialmente. Se seleccionaron 12 cepas control y 12 cepas intervenidas. Las variables hídricas medidas fueron: potencial hídrico de la hoja (a pre-alba (ΨA) y al mediodía (ΨMD)) y contenido hídrico relativo de la hoja (a pre-alba (CHRA) y al mediodía (CHRMD). Para la caracterización del crecimiento de rebrotes se midieron el DAC y altura, y para la evaluación del crecimiento de los vástagos remanentes se midió el DAP de todos los vástagos por cepa. Para estimar la biomasa de rebrotes, se construyeron modelos de regresión utilizando el peso seco de 20 rebrotes y las variables predictoras DAC y altura. Para estimar la biomasa de los vástagos remanentes, se emplearon funciones de biomasa determinadas por Durán (2005). Por último, se analizó la acumulación de biomasa aérea total de boldo en cepas control y cepas intervenidas para un período de evaluación de un año. Los resultados muestran que el bosque con presencia de boldo presentó una densidad promedio de 207 cepas/ha correspondientes a un Gha inicial de 5,06 m2/ha. Las cepas presentaban en promedio nueve vástagos que, en su mayoría eran menores a 5 cm de DAP. Luego de la cosecha, Gha se redujo a 4,45 m2/ha. El potencial hídrico a pre-alba (ΨA), mostró diferencias significativas entre el tratamiento control y el tratamiento intervención (vástagos y rebrotes). A su vez el potencial hídrico a mediodía (ΨMD) siguió la misma tendencia presentada en ΨA. Al comparar el potencial hídrico dentro de los tratamientos, se observaron diferencias significativas en los tres casos estudiados. Con respecto al contenido hídrico relativo (CHR), se observaron diferencias significativas para el tratamiento control y el de intervención de vástagos tanto en pre-alba como en mediodía. Dentro del tratamiento sólo se observaron diferencias significativas en el tratamiento de intervención de vástagos, en donde en la medición del mediodía se presenta un CHR menor al observado a pre-alba. En el crecimiento de rebrotes el DAC y la altura presentaron un promedio de 4,8 mm y 34,1 cm respectivamente. El diámetro a la altura del cuello (DAC) tuvo una variación entre 1,1 mm y 15,1 mm, mientras que la altura presente en los rebrotes tomó valores entre los 0,40 cm y los 168 cm. En el crecimiento de vástagos remanentes las cepas control presentaron un incremento en DAP de 0,1 cm mientras que las cepas intervenidas presentaron un incremento de 1,1 cm. Para estimar la biomasa aérea de rebrotes, se estableció el DAC como la mejor variable predictora y se obtuvo una producción de biomasa aérea total de rebrotes de 1,03 kg y por componente (hojas y tallo) de 0,187 kg y 0,523 kg respectivamente a nivel de individuo. Para la biomasa aérea de vástagos remanentes, el componente más representativo fue el fuste, seguido por la biomasa foliar. El crecimiento inicial de boldo mostró una baja recuperación de la biomasa total en cepas con cosecha parcial al final del primer año de crecimiento, por lo que la sostenibilidad de la producción de hoja de boldo no se encontraría asegurada.
Peumus boldus Mol. (Boldo), is an endemic species characteristic of the sclerophyllous forest. Its economic potential is related to the commercialization of its leaves. However, the problem associated with this market has to do with the sustainability of the resource over time. Considering its economic potential, the morpho-physiological responses in new shoots and remaining stems were evaluated, according to the intensity of cutting, in the Olmué Commune, Valparaíso Region. Three plots of 0,2 hectares each were established, where they were measured: number of stems per strain, DBH of stems per strain and basal area at strain level. Of the three plots, one corresponds to a control plot and the remaining two plots were partially harvested. Were selected 12 strains control and 12 partial harvest. The water variables measured were: leaf water potential (pre-dawn (ΨA) and noon (ΨMD)) and relative leaf relative water content (pre-dawn (RWCA) and noon (RWCMD). For the characterization of the growth of sprouts, the DRC and height were measured, and for the evaluation of the growth of the remaining shoots the DBH of all the shoots per strain was measured. To estimate the biomass of sprouts, regression models were constructed using the dry weight of 20 sprouts and the predictor variables DRC and height. To estimate the biomass of the remaining shoots, the biomass functions determined by Durán (2005) were used. Once the total aerial and component biomass was determined, the accumulation of total aerial biomass of boldo in control strains and strains intervened for an evaluation period of one year. The results showed that the forest with presence of boldo had an average density of 207 strains/ha corresponding to an initial basal area per hectare of 5,06 m2/ha. The strains showed on average nine stems, which were mostly smaller than 5 cm of DBH. After harvest, basal area per hectare was reduced to 4,45 m2/ha. The pre-dawn water potential (ΨA) showed significant differences between the control treatment and the intervention treatment (stems and sprouts). In turn the water potential at noon (ΨMD) followed the same trend presented in ΨA. When comparing the water potential within the treatments, significant differences were observed in the three cases studied. Regarding the relative water content (RWC), significant differences were observed for the control treatment and for the intervention of stems in both pre-dawn and noon. Within the treatment only significant differences were observed in the intervention treatment of stems, where in the noon measurement a lower RWC is present compared to pre-dawn. In the growth of sprouts the DRC and height presented an average of 4,8 mm and 34,1 cm respectively. The diameter at root collar height (DRC) had a variation between 1,1 mm and 15,1 mm, while the height present in the sprouts took values between 0,40 cm and 168 cm. In the growth of remnant stems the control strains had an increase in DBH of 0,1 cm while the intervened strains showed an increase of 1,1 cm. To estimate the aerial biomass of sprouts, DRC was established as the best predictor variable and a total aerial biomass production of 1,03 kg and per component (leaf and stem) of 0,187 kg and 0,523 kg respectively at the individual level. For the aerial biomass of remnant stems, the most representative component was the stem, followed by the leaf biomass. The initial growth of boldo showed a low recovery of the total biomass in strains with partial harvest at the end of the first year of growth, reason why the sustainability of the production of boldo leaf would not be assured.
Strabeli, Taila Fernanda. "Resposta hiperespectral na determinação do conteúdo de água na folha em diferentes espécies de Eucalyptus spp." Universidade de São Paulo, 2016. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/11/11152/tde-29112016-145434/.
Full textThe hydric condition assessment of plants is essential for monitoring agricultural and forest cultures. The interaction of electromagnetic radiation with plants is a process studied by remote sensing. Through this technique it is possible to interpret the factors that plays influence on the quantity of energy absorbed, transmitted and reflected by the plant. In this study was sought the establishment of existing relations between variations on the water parameters and the spectral behavior and then to generate mathematical models capable of predictiong the relative water content (RWC) and equivalent water thickness (EWT) among 11 different Eucalyptus species using a hyperespectral sensor. The data was obtained through weighting followed by reflectance readings of leaves in which the leaves had gone through a dehydrating methodology. The dehydrating methodology allowed finding a average reflectance difference of 26% between the maximum and the minimum water content on the leaf, proving the influence of the RWC in the spectral behavior in which the water plays great influence in the medium infrared reflectance region (1300 nm - 2500 nm). From the spectral curves it was possible to conclude that the wavelengths near 1400 nm and 1900 nm were the most sensitive to the water content. The principal content analyses reinforced these results once the scores of the components that showed significant relations with the RWC had the bigger loadings in the mentioned spectral regions. Spectral indices already described in literature were calculated using the spectral responses and their results were submitted to a simple regression for predicting RWC and EWT. The spectral index calculated by the combination of medium infrared (1300 nm and 1450 nm) was the one which had better results when prediction water parameters in which SR... had an R2=0,72 for RWC and R2=0,81 for EWT The spectral data was correlated to the water parameters and it was observed that for the RWC at 1881 nm showed a maximum negative coefficient of correlation of r=-0,89 whereas the EWT showed a maximum negative coefficient of correlation of r=-0,79 at 2165 nm. Three selection methods were tested for the hyperespectral variables in order to generate a mathematical model through linear regression. For the RWC parameter, the selection method of stepwise variables was the one which generated and R2=0,86 and a RSMSE = 13,85%. For this method just 6 predicting variables were left. While the variables selection method by spectral regions was the most precise when predicting the EWTparameter with a R2 = 0,87 and a RMSE = 0,00012 g/cm2 being just 5 spectral variables necessary.
Graça, José Perez da. "Avaliação de parâmetros fisiológicos em cultivares de cana-de-açúcar submetidas ao déficit hídrico /." Jaboticabal : [s.n.], 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/92667.
Full textAbstract: The sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) is one of the main crops cultivated in tropical areas, whose agricultural productivity can be affected by drought. To investigate the tolerance and sensitivity process to water deficit, various physiological parameters were evaluated in sugarcane cultivars considered tolerant (SP83-2847 and CTC15) and sensitive (SP86-155) to drought. The water deficit affected the entire photosynthetic apparatus of all plants in different manners, inside and among cultivars. The photosynthetic rate and stomatal conductance decreased significantly for all cultivars, submitted to water stress. In control plants of the tolerant cultivars SP83-2847 and CTC15, it was observed that the photosynthetic rate showed better values in comparison to sensitive cultivar SP86-155. According to relative water content results of the cultivar CTC15 showed better condition water performance during the drought. The quantum efficiency photosystem II of the cultivar SP83-2847 showed greater stability in recent days of the experimental treatment, suggesting that the decline in the relative water content stimulated the adjustment of photosynthetic capacity to face the changes in water availability. Thus, cultivars SP83-2847 and CTC15, considered tolerant under water deficit, showed better performance in comparison to sensitive cultivar SP86-155. The data suggest that these physiological parameters can be used in the evaluation and distinction of drought tolerant and sensitive sugarcane genotypes.
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Moore, Zachary T. "ASSESSING THE RELATIVE MOBILITY OF SUBMARINE LANDSLIDES FROM DEPOSIT MORPHOLOGY AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES: AN EXAMPLE FROM KUMANO BASIN, NANKAI TROUGH, OFFSHORE JAPAN." UKnowledge, 2015. http://uknowledge.uky.edu/ees_etds/27.
Full textGraça, José Perez da [UNESP]. "Avaliação de parâmetros fisiológicos em cultivares de cana-de-açúcar submetidas ao déficit hídrico." Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/92667.
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A cana-de-açúcar (Saccharum spp.) é uma das principais culturas das regiões tropicais, cuja produtividade agrícola pode ser afetada pelo déficit hídrico. Para investigar o processo de tolerância e sensibilidade ao déficit hídrico, diferentes parâmetros fisiológicos foram avaliados em cultivares de cana-de-açúcar tolerantes (SP83-2847 e CTC15) e sensível (SP86-155) ao déficit hídrico. A deficiência hídrica afetou todo o aparato fotossintético das plantas de forma diferenciada dentro e entre as cultivares. A taxa fotossintética e condutância estomática diminuíram significativamente para todas as cultivares submetidas ao estresse. Nas plantas controle das cultivares (cv) tolerantes SP83-2847 e CTC15 observou-se que a taxa fotossintética apresentou valores mais altos em comparação a cultivar sensível SP86-155. Resultados do teor relativo de água mostraram que a cultivar CTC15 apresentou melhor condição hídrica durante o período de déficit hídrico. A eficiência quântica do fotossistema II da cultivar SP83-2847 mostrou maior estabilidade nos últimos dias do tratamento experimental, sugerindo que o decréscimo do teor relativo de água estimulou o ajuste da capacidade fotossintética frente às alterações da disponibilidade hídrica. De modo geral, as cultivares SP83-2847 e CTC15, consideradas tolerantes, sob déficit hídrico exibiram melhor desempenho em relação a cultivar sensível SP86-155. Os dados permitem sugerir que tais parâmetros fisiológicos podem ser empregados na avaliação e distinção de genótipos de cana-de-açúcar tolerantes e sensíveis ao déficit hídrico.
The sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) is one of the main crops cultivated in tropical areas, whose agricultural productivity can be affected by drought. To investigate the tolerance and sensitivity process to water deficit, various physiological parameters were evaluated in sugarcane cultivars considered tolerant (SP83-2847 and CTC15) and sensitive (SP86-155) to drought. The water deficit affected the entire photosynthetic apparatus of all plants in different manners, inside and among cultivars. The photosynthetic rate and stomatal conductance decreased significantly for all cultivars, submitted to water stress. In control plants of the tolerant cultivars SP83-2847 and CTC15, it was observed that the photosynthetic rate showed better values in comparison to sensitive cultivar SP86-155. According to relative water content results of the cultivar CTC15 showed better condition water performance during the drought. The quantum efficiency photosystem II of the cultivar SP83-2847 showed greater stability in recent days of the experimental treatment, suggesting that the decline in the relative water content stimulated the adjustment of photosynthetic capacity to face the changes in water availability. Thus, cultivars SP83-2847 and CTC15, considered tolerant under water deficit, showed better performance in comparison to sensitive cultivar SP86-155. The data suggest that these physiological parameters can be used in the evaluation and distinction of drought tolerant and sensitive sugarcane genotypes.
Felisberto, Guilherme. "Caracterização de respostas morfológicas e fisiológicas de plantas de soja submetidas a estresse hídrico." Universidade de São Paulo, 2016. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/11/11136/tde-16032016-145836/.
Full textSoybean crop (Glycine max (L.) Merrill) is very important worldwide because it is used in animal feeding, a source of protein and oil, and also raw material for many manufactured goods. It is known that a crop potential yield is determined by genetic factors and by the following production environment characteristics: temperature, solar radiation, carbon dioxide, photoperiod, water availability, nutrients, weeds, pests and diseases. Water availability affects soybean growth and development especially during the reproductive phase which has high physiological activity. Water deficit is a key factor on world`s soybean production which is generally grown in dry land systems with considerable high risks of water deficit along soybean crop season. Plants have developed mechanisms over time to tolerate and/or avoid negative effects of this kind of stress. The present study had as the main goal to characterize these mechanisms of tolerance associating them with soil matric potential of a soil in a drying process. It was assessed the gravimetrical humidity and soil matric potential, leaf relative water content, leaf water potential, proline and yield component of plants under three, six, nine and twelve days without irrigation during grain filling phase. In accordance with the observed, soybean water deficit tolerance mechanisms were enough to maintain leaf relative water content and leaf water potential at acceptable levels until soil matric potential were around -0.8 atm, which proline was a key factor in this mechanism. Leaf relative water content and leaf water potential showed to be related in maintaining soybean yield under water deficit and they may be used in studies of soybean tolerant cultivars to water restriction.
Geerdink, Gabriela Maria. "Efeito de tratamentos pré e pós-colheita na qualidade de rosas de corte." Universidade de São Paulo, 2012. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/11/11136/tde-09082012-085941/.
Full textThe objective of this study was the development of technologies to increase the quality and vase life of cut roses (Rosa hybrida.) Vega. The pre-harvest treatments were the application of silicon (0, 200, 400 and 800 mg L-1) via foliar spray and root feeding, in quality of cut roses. Six weekly applications of potassium silicate (12% Si) were performed on roses Vega, distributed in a randomized block design with four replicates per treatment, and six evaluations (days 0, 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10). After harvest, the stem length, stem diameter, peduncle diameter, bud length and mass of the stems were evaluated. The flowers were kept in vases with deionized water, stored at 20±1°C and 65±5% RH, with evaluati ons of loss of fresh weight, leaf and petal relative water content (RWC), peroxidase activity, flower opening, bent neck, turgidity, petal darkening, and color of petals. The application of 400 mg L-1 of silicon provided increase in stem length, in petal RWC, petal chromaticity and reduced peroxidase activity. The application via foliar spray also increased bud length, the leaf RWC and the petal luminosity. The root feeding also increased the stem diameter, the floral opening, the initial mass, and reduced the fresh weight loss, indicating that the application of silicon can improve the quality of roses Vega. The postharvest treatments were the application of 0,1 mM of methyl salicylate (MeSa), 1 L L-1 of 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP), and 1 mM of salicylic acid (SA), in postharvest quality conservation of Vega roses. After the application of treatments for 12 hours, the flowers were kept in vases with deionized water, stored at 25±1°C and 65±5% RH. The experimental design was completely randomized, with four replications and six evaluations (days 0, 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10). The treatments with SA and 1-MCP reduced respiratory activity, ethylene production, loss of fresh weight and bent neck; and enable better maintenance of petal relative water content, largest flower opening and higher petal luminosity. SA also provided better maintenance of turgidity and leaf relative water content and less petal darkening.
Ayyaru, Thevar Prasanna. "Determining transpiration efficiency of eight grain sorghum lines [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench]." Thesis, Manhattan, Kan. : Kansas State University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/1094.
Full textButler, Tony. "Physiological effects of drought on perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) and tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea Schreb.)." Lincoln University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10182/1098.
Full textSchmitz, Juliano Dutra. "Arquitetura da macieira em regimes térmicos hibernais contrastantes - tipologia da ramificação primaveril e sua relação com o estado hídrico de gemas durante o inverno." Universidade Federal de Pelotas, 2014. http://repositorio.ufpel.edu.br:8080/handle/prefix/3021.
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A macieira (Malus X domestica Borkh.) apresenta anomalias fisiológicas quando cultivada em regiões de inverno ameno, onde o frio hibernal é insuficiente para superação da dormência. Assim, na presente tese foram estudados três temas de pesquisa. No tema 1 estudou-se a distribuição e fenologia da brotação e crescimento inicial da ramificação primaveril; No tema 2 estudou-se a brotação primaveril através da determinação do status hídrico de gemas laterais e da condutância hidráulica do xilema. O tema 3 realizou-se a análise do comportamento da brotação primaveril de uma cultivar de baixo exigência em frio cultivada em inverno ameno. Para isso, foram montados dois dispositivos experimentais: Experimento 1: realizado em Montpellier/França, onde foram estudadas quatro cultivares de macieira, com diferentes requerimentos em frio (‘Condessa’, ‘Granny Smith’, ‘Royal Gala’ e ‘Starkrimson’), submetidas a dois regimes térmicos (inverno frio, condições naturais de Montpellier; e inverno ameno, temperatura controlada em casa-de-vegetação). Experimento 2: realizado com a cultivar de baixo requerimento em frio ‘Eva’ sob regime térmico hibernal ameno (condição natural de Capão do leão/Brasil). A partir do experimento 1, dois artigos foram redigidos . Conclui-se a partir dos resultados obtidos (artigos 1 e 2) que as temperaturas hibernais têm o principal efeito na distribuição da ramificação ao longo do eixo principal e no tempo para brotação; a presença de folha das plantas submetidas ao regime térmico de inverno ameno não afeta a distribu ição de ramos prolépticos vegetativos; a cultivar exerce efeito no crescimento da ramificação. Com relação ao status hídrico, conclui-se que durante o inverno (período de dormência) as gemas laterais permanecem hidraulicamente isoladas do eixo principal; assim como o potencial de brotação está relacionado a um efeito ramo inteiro (todo eixo principal) do que ao potencial individual de cada gema lateral. Através do experimento 2, um artigo foi elaborado, tendo por objetivo testar a hipótese que a posição em que a gema lateral está localizada sobre o eixo principal têm efeito na brotação primaveril, no conteúdo de água e tamanho das mesmas. Pode-se concluir deste estudo que uma semana antes a brotação, as gemas localizadas na zona distal possuem maior potencial de crescimento (maior frequência de brotação e menor tempo médio para brotação), além de apresentarem maior umidade ponderal e tamanho.
The apple tree (Malus X domestica Borkh.) presents morphological and physiological anomalies when grown in mild winter climates with insufficient winter chilling to overcome winter dormancy. Symptoms are typically delayed and erratic budburst, entailing desynchronized flowering and fruitset and poor agronomic performances. This thesis aimed at gaining more insights on the following issues. Firstly, what are the effects of winter temperatures on axillary burdburst and bud outgrowth, and what are the respective effects of winter temperatures and cultivar?, and secondly, is there a link between the temperature-dependent budburst and bud water status? Works were done in France and Brazil. In France, experiments were carried out in controlled conditions on four apple cultivars characterized by either high chilling (‘Granny Smith’, ‘Royal Gala’, ‘Starkrimson’) or low chilling (‘Condessa’) requirements and were submitted to outdoor-cold and greenhouse-mild winter temperatures. We showed that the actual shoot architecture and budburst resulted from an ordered sequence of events with a pivotal role of winter temperatures on the dormancy completion of individual lateral buds. Endogenous factors related to the cultivar branching pattern overtook the temperature effect on the lateral bud outgrowth. Furthermore, the delayed senescence and subsequent leaf persistence during winter, characterizing the apple tree in the mild winter temperature conditions, had only a weak effect on the topological distribution of budburst and lateral outgrowth. The analyses of bud water status were done on distal buds only, characterized by high budburst frequency in cold winter conditions. We showed that, from endodormancy to the pre-budburst stage, xylem conductance at the stem-to-bud junction did not show consistent changes across cultivars and winter temperature treatments. Bud water potential had negative values, between -4.35 and -2.24 MPa, depending on cultivars and winter temperature treatments. Moreover, whatever the cultivar, there were no significant trends across dates for the effects of winter temperatures on bud water potential and relative water content without a consistent relationship with actual spring budburst frequency. These results suggested that lateral buds were hydraulically isolated from the parent stem during winter until a few days before budburst. The other set of experiments was carried out in Brazil, under mild winter conditions, on the low chilling apple cultivar ‘Eva’. The objectives were to gain more insights on the effect of the position of the over-wintering lateral bud along the whole-parent shoot on bud size and water content. Results highlighted that distal buds were larger and had a higher water content than proximal buds with a strong increase of water content a week before spring budburst. It was concluded that the acrotonic pattern of budburst was mainly established during ecodormancy. As a whole, we showed that spring budburst seemed more related to a whole-shoot effect than to the water status of the individual bud during winter dormancy. Our study substantiated the importance of the whole shoot as an integrated morphological and physiological unit in driving budburst and further growth.
Kallel, Hatem. "Influence de la température et de l'hygrométrie sur le comportement instantané du béton." Thesis, Pau, 2016. http://www.theses.fr/2016PAUU3013/document.
Full textIn case of severe accident, confinement chambers are submitted to thermodynamic variations of their internal environment. Pressures can increase up to 5 bars, temperature reaches 140 °C and relative humidity attains saturation. Beyond regulatory calculations, the complexity of the solicitation needs a good knowledge of the thermo-mechanical behaviour of concrete under the imposed conditions of temperature and relative humidity. This, in turns allows to develop numerical simulations as realistic as possible. The present study investigates the evolution of the mechanical and thermal characteristics of concrete. These properties are essential to develop numerical computations under the levels of pressure, temperature and relative humidity imposed during a severe accident. Mechanical and thermal tests are carried out under controlled hydro-thermal conditions. Temperature (T) is fixed at five target values: 30, 90, 110, 140 and 160 °C. Five levels of degree of saturation (Sw) range from 36 % to 100 %. The different target values of degree of saturation are attained by controlling relative humidity in the surrounding environment of the specimens during curing. DCT (Disk-shape Compact tension) tests was chosen to determine the dependence of the fracture energy, elastic modulus and traction resistance on temperature and degree of saturation of concrete because of its compact shape that is more suitable for testing under pressure (temperature above 100°C). Thermal properties are determined by means of the Transient Plane Source (TPS) method. This technique allows to determine thermal conductivity, thermal diffusivity and hence to deduct specific heat. The dependence of the permeability to liquid nitrogen on temperature up to 90 °C and on the degree of saturation was also analysed. After determining thermal and mechanical properties of concrete, numerical simulations have been developed in order to pass from laboratory scale to the structure scale. A coupled hydro-mechanical model and a damage model are proposed
Cederlund, Anna Angelica. "Walking on water : mechanical and material properties of articular cartilage in relation to water content." Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 2016. http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk:80/webclient/DeliveryManager?pid=230580.
Full textGuinn, G., and D. L. Brummett. "ABA and Auxin Contents of Squared and Flowers in Relation to Water Deficit Stress and Subsequent Young Boll Shedding." College of Agriculture, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/208260.
Full textDelin, Sofia. "Site-specific nitrogen fertilization demand in relation to plant available soil nitrogen and water : potential for prediction based on soil characteristics /." Skara : Department of Soil Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 2005. http://epsilon.slu.se/200506.pdf.
Full textTonga, Melek Mehlika. "Uncertainty Evaluation Through Ranking Of Simulation Models For Bozova Oil Field." Master's thesis, METU, 2011. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12613243/index.pdf.
Full textbuilding simulation models by using the most representative dynamic data
and doing sensitivity analysis around a best case in order to get a history-matched simulation model. Each step deals with a great variety of uncertainty and changing one parameter at a time does not comprise the entire uncertainty space. Not only knowing the impact of uncertainty related to each individual parameter but also their combined effects can help better understanding of the reservoir and better reservoir management. In this study, uncertainties associated only to fluid properties, rock physics functions and water oil contact (WOC) depth are examined thoroughly. Since sensitivity analysis around a best case will cover only a part of uncertainty, a full factorial experimental design technique is used. Without pursuing the goal of a history matched case, simulation runs are conducted for all possible combinations of: 19 sets of capillary pressure/relative permeability (Pc/krel) curves taken from special core analysis (SCAL) data
2 sets of pressure, volume, temperature (PVT) analysis data
and 3 sets of WOC depths. As a result, historical production and pressure profiles from 114 (2 x 3 x 19) cases are presented for screening the impact of uncertainty related to aforementioned parameters in the history matching of Bozova field. The reservoir simulation models that give the best match with the history data are determined by the calculation of an objective function
and they are ranked according to their goodness of fit. It is found that the uncertainty of Pc/krel curves has the highest impact on the history match values
uncertainty of WOC depth comes next and the least effect arises from the uncertainty of PVT data. This study constitutes a solid basis for further studies which is to be done on the selection of the best matched models for history matching purposes.
Carvalho, Laercio Alves de. "Condutividade hidráulica do solo no campo: as simplificações do método do perfil instantâneo." Universidade de São Paulo, 2003. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/11/11140/tde-29052003-141211/.
Full textThe soil hydraulic conductivity is a parameter that quantifies the ability of the soil to conduct water along the soil profile. Hence its field determination is indispensable, since soil water movement is directly related to the field crop productions. Thus, the use of an adequate method that assesses the hydraulic conductivity as a function of soil-water content, the ( ) q K function, certainly will very contribute to a proper evaluation of results, mainly if it is considered the great variability of this function as a result of the natural variability of the soil characteristics. In this work, the instantaneous profile method was tested with the objective to evaluate a) the ( ) q K function taking and not taking into consideration the assumption of unit gradient and b) the behaviour of the ( ) q K function with respect to the pedological horizons of the soil. The determination of the function was made using mercury manometer tensiometers installed at the depths of 0.1; 0.2; 0.3; 0.4; 0.5; 0.6; 0.7; 0.8; 0.9; 1.0; 1.1 and 1.2 m and soil water retention curves determined for the same depths, in an Oxisol, located at experimental fields of Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz, University de São Paulo, in Piracicaba (SP), Brasil (22 o 42 43,3 W and 47 o 37 10,4 S). The result analysis was made using an F-test in order to verify the paralelism, the intercept equality and the coincidence of the lnK versus q straight lines, taking and not taking account of the assumption of unit hydraulic gradient. Basides, similarity tests of the ( ) q K function were also made by the Willmott (1981) index. From the analysis of results, it could be concluded that, with the procedures used to delimit the experimental plots in this experiment to water the soil profile and to follow the water redistribuition, the unit gradient approches seem to be adequate to assess the field ( ) q K function and also that the pedological horizons seem to follow the layers of similar ( ) q K function, for depths greater than 0.6 m.
Coutris, Pierre. "Analyse des propriétés dimensionnelles et massiques des cristaux de glace pour l’étude des processus microphysiques dans les systèmes convectifs à méso-échelle." Thesis, Université Clermont Auvergne (2017-2020), 2019. http://www.theses.fr/2019CLFAC007/document.
Full textThe detailed characterization of ice cloud microphysics is key to understand their role in theEarth’s hydrological cycle and radiation budget. The developement of atmospheric models and remote sensingalgorithms relies on parametrisations derived from in situ measurements. These measurements are also usedby the aviation industry to handle the problem of ice crystal icing. This PhD work presents an analysis of themass and size properties of ice crystals observed in high ice water content areas embedded in tropical mesoscaleconvective systems (MCS) during two airborne field campaigns of the HAIC-HIWC international project.A new approach is developped to derive mass-size relationships (m - D) from size distributions and icewater contents. The retrieval is formulated as an inverse problem which waives the power law constraint, aclassical assumption that proves to be an oversimplification when applied to heterogeneous populations of iceparticules typical of MCS anvils.The horizontal variability of size distributions and the aging of MCS anvils is described in terms of microphysicalprocesses. The importance of the aggregation growth process is emphasized as it efficiently removessmall ice particles brought into the upper troposphere by deep convection and significantly contributes to theformation of large agregates, precusor of the stratiform precipitations. The analysis of mass properties revealsthat distinctive microphysical regimes may be identified from the m-D relationship retrieved in various conditions.It paves the way toward a statistical model of the effective density of ice particles as a function of environmentalparameters
Allan, Wendy Lynne. "Variation in the stable carbon isotope composition of needle and annual rings in Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco and its relation to water use needle nitrogen content and productivity." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1996. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp05/mq21902.pdf.
Full textABATE, ELISA. "Water content as useful tool for predicting the risk of drought-induced plant mortality." Doctoral thesis, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/11570/3212612.
Full text"Enhanced Microbial Respiration of Photodegraded Leaf Litter at High Relative Humidity is Explained by Relative Water Content Rather Than Vapor Uptake Rate or Carbon Quality." Master's thesis, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.55522.
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Masters Thesis Biology 2019
Gribble, Karleen D. "Towards an understanding of the physiological abnormality of tissue cultured plants known as vitrification." Thesis, 1999. http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/417.
Full textEiasu, B. K. (Bahlebi Kibreab). "Influence of soil water management on plant growth, essential oil yield and oil composition of rose-scented geranium (Pelargonium spp.)." Thesis, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/28775.
Full textThesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2009.
Plant Production and Soil Science
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