The physiological and psychological relaxation effects of viewing a kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa 'Hayward') orchard landscape were investigated. Seventeen Japanese adult females (46.1 ± 8.2 years) viewed a kiwifruit orchard landscape or a building site (control) for 10 min. The heart rate variability and heart rate were determined. The modified semantic differential method and the short-form ...

We describe a natural way to plant cherryand plumtrees at prescribed generic locations in an orchard.

We describe and prove uniqueness of a natural homomorphism (called the Orchard morphism) between some groups associated to finite sets.

1 Metrica Corporation 1012 Hercules, Houston TX 77058 U.S.A. 2 Rehabilitation Engineering Program Depts. of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Biomedical Engineering University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 U.S.A. 3 Amerigon Corporation 5462 Irwindale Avenue, Irwindale, CA 91706 U.S.A. 4 PhaseMedix Consulting 24380 Orchard Lake Road, Suite 114 Farmington Hills, MI 48336 U.S.A. 5 Depart...

Robotics and intelligent sensing systems can provide useful information to improve yield and quality in specialty crop production. A key requirement for treecrop applications is the ability to associate sensed data to the individual trees in an orchard. A mobile ground robot with a scanning lidar (laser range sensor) is used to build a three dimensional (3D) model of an orchard and algorithms a...

Orientational responses of four species of feral tortricid moths (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) to polyethylene tube dispensers of pheromone were observed in a 0.8 ha apple orchard treated with such pheromone dispensers and in an untreated 0.8 ha orchard. Male oblique-banded leafrollers, Choristoneura rosaceana (Walker) (mean 7.2 ± 0.4 moths/night during 21 nights) , Oriental fruit moths, Grapholit...

Teacher preparation is a highly contested area in England with a range of epistemological approaches potentially being promoted through the availability of a range of preparation routes. The dominant model of teacher preparation used by programmes led by university education departments is that of developing reflective practitioners. However, other models, including those coined as ‘craftworker...

Northern red oak is a high-value hardwood used for lumber, furniture and veneer. Intensively managed northern red oak seed orchards are required to obtain genetic gain for trait improvement. Data from conifer seed orchards and natural and managed stands of hardwood trees have shed light on the distance over which pollen can move, and underscore the need for managerial attention to seed orchard ...

1. The relations between food intake, reticulo-ruminal motility and abomasal digesta outflow were investigated in ewes receiving lucerne (Medicago sativa) v. orchard grass (Dactylis glomerata) hay. Abomasal digesta outflow was recorded continuously by means of an electromagnetic flowmeter probe inserted into a duodenal T-shape cannula and the motility using strain-gauge force transducers. Volum...