This paper presents a comparative analysis of declarative intonation produced by standard speakers of German from Austria, Germany and Switzerland. The analysis was based on a directly comparable corpus of speech data. A perception test with phoneticians from the three countries suggested (1) that speakers from the three varieties produce different tunes on accented syllables, and (2) that ther...

Soil flooding or waterlogging is a major abiotic stress in upland crops. In barley, there have been several reported studies of selection for flooding-tolerant genotypes, but it is difficult to obtain varietal rankings that are consistent among researchers. Our objectives were to establish experimental conditions that could be applied by other research groups and to verify the varietal ranking ...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS The impact of a fruit tree's architecture on its performance is still under debate, especially with regard to the definition of varietal ideotypes and the selection of architectural traits in breeding programmes. This study aimed at providing proof that a modelling approach can contribute to this debate, by using in silico exploration of different combinations of traits and ...

TMS{Dwyka+Dwyka ... 510 4 2 The tests were carried out during October/November which is past .the peak maturity period. By taking a number of samples from each variety it was hoped that variations due to ratoon, age, soil, rainfall, etc. would be smoothed out. The results indicated that there is a definite varietal trend but considerable fluctuations occurred within each variety. N:Co.310 showe...

Wavelength (nm) 1995), analysis of sugar related products (Schaffler et al., 1993) and predicting varietal resistance to the stalk borer Eldana saccharina Walker (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) (Rutherford et al., 1993). This paper is a summary of some past and current research in South Africa, as well as indicating potential new applications. Comparison of NIR spectra for a range of products tested a...