The present study was carried out for three successive seasons 2008/2009, 2009/2010 and 2010/2011 on fifteen years old of olive trees cv. Picual to reduce the degree of alternate bearing through fertilization by NPK over than the rates recommended by the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands Reclamation. The obtained results showed that, fertilizing olive trees with 50% over NPK recommended doses i...

Alternate bearing, seen in many types of plants, is the variable yield with a strongly biennial pattern. In this paper, we introduce new model for alternate bearing behavior. Similar to well-known Resource Budget Model, our based on balance between photosynthesis or other limiting resource accumulation and reproduction processes. We consider two novel features model, 1) existence finite capacit...

It is a common misconception that game-based learning is, by its very nature, engaging for the majority of learners. This is not necessarily the case, particularly for learners in Higher Education who may need to be persuaded of the value of learning games. For some learners, games may simply not be perceived as engaging–either in terms of an initial motivation to play or sustained participatio...

In this study we have demonstrated the variations of carbohydrates and phenolic compounds present in the leaves and stems of ‘Kinnow’ mandarin (Citrus reticulata Blanco) trees in alternate bearing cycle and the possible involvement of these compounds to flower bud formation process. The amounts of these compounds were determined in the leaves and stems of “on” and “off” trees  monthly  from Nov...