some of the morpho-physiological characteristics related to the leaf growth and development of phaseolus vulgaris l. genotypes have been studied in the field conditions at the seed and plant improvement institute (spii). the study was performed as split plot experiment in a randomized complete block design with four replications in well-watered and water deficit conditions with eight genotypes ...

Nocturnal water flux has been observed in trees under a variety of environmental conditions and can be a significant contributor to diel canopy water flux. Elevated atmospheric CO(2) (elevated [CO(2)]) can have an important effect on day-time plant water fluxes, but it is not known whether it also affects nocturnal water fluxes. We examined the effects of elevated [CO(2)] on nocturnal water flu...

Need fast-acting control of surfacefeeding and soil insects? Dylox insecticide works immediately after irrigation or rainfall to control insects such as white grubs, mole crickets, sod webworms and cutworms. The fastworking product penetrates thatch up to a half-inch thick when watered properly, providing grub control within 24 hours. Under normal conditions, Dylox controls the pest and then de...

To predict the impact of environmental change on species distributions, it has been hypothesized that community-level models could give some benefits compared to species-level models. In this study we have assessed the performance of these two approaches. We surveyed 256 bird communities in an agricultural landscape in southwest France at the same locations in 1982 and 2007. We compared the abi...

Information on industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa) water use and stress is sparse. We studied impact in two essential-oil cultivars (‘Wife’ ‘Cherry’) prompted by anecdotal differences growth use. In a greenhouse setting, we measured relations, use, growth, essential oil (CBD-cannabidiol THC-delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol) concentrations. Water did not significantly affect THC CBD concentrations, bu...

Drought is a major abiotic stress that greatly affects canola growth, production, and quality. Moreover, water scarcity projected to be more severe frequent as result of climate change, in particular arid environments. Thereupon, developing drought-tolerant high-yielding genotypes has become critical sustaining its production ensuring global food security with the continuing population growth. ...

Genetic improvement of complex traits such as drought adaptation can be advanced by the combination of genomic and phenomic approaches. Semi-robotic phenotyping platform was used for computer-controlled watering, digital and thermal imaging of barley plants grown in greenhouse. The tested barley variants showed 0–76% reduction in green pixel-based shoot surface area in soil with 20% water conte...

Urban green infrastructures offer thermal regulation to mitigate urban heat island effects. To gain a better understanding of the cooling ability transpiring plants at leaf level, we developed method measure time series data with miniaturized, uncalibrated infrared camera. We examined canopy temperature four characteristic living wall (Heuchera x cultorum, Bergenia cordifolia, Geranium sanguine...