frost occurrence during plant growth created special conditions to evaluate the effects of planting date on dry matter content and agronomical characteristics of potato cultivars influenced by natural frost in field conditions. a split-plot experiment with three replications was carried out to compare three planting dates, as main plot, from 1 to 21 november with 10 day intervals and four culti...

The enhancement of winter hardiness is one of the most important tasks facing breeders of winter cereals. For this reason, the examination of those regulatory genes involved in the cold acclimation processes is of central importance. The aim of the present work was the functional analysis of two wheat CBF transcription factors, namely TaCBF14 and TaCBF15, shown by previous experiments to play a...

The Balkan peninsula is a transitional zone, in terms of bioclimatic conditions, with an extended and dynamic agricultural sector. Its potential peril due to climate change socioeconomic factors. To assess evaluate the agrometeorological conditions related trends which affect widely cultivated wheat maize, big dataset high spatiotemporal analysis was utilized. thermal indices Growing Degree Day...

Natural fluctuations of bedload transport under steady hydraulic conditions have been often attributed to the propagation sediment pulses in river channels, leading hysteretic patterns rating curves at both hydrograph and seasonal timescales. However, direct field observations pulse effect on rates rarely reported. Two datasets recorded a small Mediterranean badland catchment Southern French Pr...

The sharp increase in soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merrill) acreage the late 20th century and early 21st is due to demand for edible oil feed protein. However, a limiting factor extent of cultivation its high heat requirements response photoperiod. Most varieties are short-day plants generally best-yielding genotypes. At higher latitudes (longer day length), there delay occurrence subsequent devel...

Late spring frost is one of the most important factors causing loss of production of the Persian walnut (Juglans regia L.). Therefore, the selection of spring frost tolerant genotypes has been among the most important priorities in the breeding programs during the recent years in Horticultural Science Research Institute, Karaj-Iran.  After the spring frost in 2010, five superior genotypes (B10,...

Expression of selected genes in needles of Norway spruce (Picea abies [L.] Karst) was investigated by following their transcription levels during late autumn. Transcription was assessed in mature needles which likely serve as sensor of environmental cues that enable trees in the temperate and boreal regions to change between stages of growth, frost tolerance and bud dormancy. Samples were colle...

Brown flatsedge (Cyperus fuscus) is widely distributed in Europe, Asia, the Indian subcontinent, and the Mediterranean region of Northern Africa. It was apparently introduced into North America in the late 1800s and has steadily moved southward and westward. Brown flatsedge is reported new to Arkansas and Mississippi herewith. Field observations from early spring until frost were made between 2...