A laboratory technique is described that was developed to investigate the effects of hoof pressure on grassland topsoil. The effects of a vertically-applied pressure (300 kPa) of short duration on 4 soils equilibrated at 0, 5 and 10 kPa water tension are reported. Less vertical deformation and compression were produced at the lower water tension in 2 of the soils. In general, there was a greater recovery from deformation, measured immediately after the transient pressure, at lower water tensions. The most severe structural damage was recorded at depths of approximately 100 mm rather than at the surface. 相似文献
In the 1970s unexpected forest damages, called “new type of forest damage” or “forest decline”, were observed in Germany and
other European countries. The Federal Republic of Germany and the German Federal States implemented a forest monitoring system
in the early 1980s, in order to monitor and assess the forest condition. Due to the growing public awareness of possible adverse
effects of air pollution on forests, in 1985 the ICP Forests was launched under the convention on long-range transboundary
air pollution (CLRTAP) of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN-ECE). The German experience in forest monitoring
was a base for the implementation of the European monitoring system. In 2001 the interdisciplinary case study “concept and
feasibility study for the integrated evaluation of environmental monitoring data in forests”, funded by the German Federal
Ministry of Education and Research, concentrated on in-depths evaluations of the German data of forest monitoring. The objectives
of the study were: (a) a reliable assessment of the vitality and functioning of forest ecosystems, (b) the identification
and quantification of factors influencing forest vitality, and (c) the clarification of cause-effect-relationships leading
to leaf/needle loss. For these purposes additional data from external sources were acquired: climate and deposition, for selected
level I plots tree growth data, as well as data on groundwater quality. The results show that in particular time series analysis
(crown condition, tree growth, and tree ring analysis), in combination with climate and deposition are valuable and informative,
as well as integrated evaluation of soil, tree nutrition and crown condition data. Methods to combine information from the
extensive and the intensive monitoring, and to transfer process information to the large scale should be elaborated in future.
This research was conducted to determine the changes in the seasonal carbohydrates of annual shoots and growth characteristics of 10 years old ‘Trakya ?lkeren’ grape variety. Grapevines are grafted on 5BB and 5C rootstocks and they were grown in heavy clay soil conditions. In the study, changes of sugar, starch and total carbohydrates were determined from bud burst to dormancy. While sugar, starch and total carbohydrates showed significant differences (P < 0.01) there were no differences between rootstocks. Although sugar, starch and total carbohydrates of shoots decreased from bud burst to blooming, they increased thereafter until vegetative growth stopped. Total carbohydrates of annual shoots have been found to accumulate in period from blooming to harvest. Total and mean leaf area, shoot length and diameter, total chlorophyll and chlorophyll a/b ratio showed significantly variation among rootstocks and phenological stages (P < 0.01). Whereas the highest chlorophyll contents were found in the blooming, it was found at the lowest through to harvest. Overall mean and total leaf area, shoot length and shoot diameter, total chlorophyll content and chlorophyll a/b ratio were significantly higher on 5BB grafted vines. In the study, 5BB rootstocks are found suitable in terms of shoot carbohydrate accumulation and growth characteristics for ‘Trakya ?lkeren’ grape variety. 相似文献
Soybean yield components and agronomic traits are connected through physiological pathways that impose tradeoffs through genetic and environmental constraints. Our primary aim is to assess the interdependence of soybean traits by using unsupervised machine learning techniques to divide phenotypic associations into environmental and genetic associations. This study was performed on large scale, jointly analyzing 14 quantitative traits in a large multi-parental population designed for genetic studies. We collected phenotypes from 2012 to 2015 from a soybean nested association panel with 40 families of approximately 140 individuals each. Pearson and Spearman correlations measured phenotypic associations. A multivariate mixed linear model provided genotypic and environmental correlations. To evaluate relationships among traits, the study used principal component and undirected graphical models from phenotypic, genotypic, and environmental correlation matrices. Results indicate that high phenotypic correlation occurs when traits display both genetic and environmental correlations. In genetic terms, length of reproductive period, node number, and canopy coverage play important roles in determining yield potential. Optimal grain yield production occurs when the growing environment favors faster canopy closure and extended reproductive length. Environmental associations found among yield components give insight into the nature of yield component compensation. The use of unsupervised learning methods provides a good framework for investigating interactions among various quantitative traits and defining target traits for breeding. 相似文献
The utilization of dredged material in dike construction as a substitute for traditionally used materials is considered as an option to preserve natural resources such as marsh sediments. As a prerequisite for this application, the equivalency with respect to soil physical and mechanical properties of the materials must be assessed. Previous investigations have shown pronounced differences in shrinkage behavior and desiccation cracking between sediments and dredged material. The key objective of the study was to assess whether shrinkage of processed dredged material can be reduced by further processing, i.e., dewatering, which can be referred to as ripening.
Materials and methods
To compare the shrinkage behavior of the materials, three different methods of different scales were applied. Small-scale methods conducted were the standard procedure for the determination of the shrinkage limit and the determination of the coefficient of linear extensibility (COLErod). Large-scale shrink-swell experiments were carried out in a specially constructed test system with 90 l capacity for a period of up to 385 days. Here the materials were ripened, i.e., air-dried, until shrinkage almost ceased, and a rewetting-air-drying cycle was conducted. Shrinkage and swelling were determined during the processes by measuring the changes in volume. On the ripened materials, COLErod was determined.
Results and discussion
The experiments show that the shrinkage behavior of processed dredged material can be ameliorated by ripening. COLErod of the ripened materials were about 20–80% lower than COLErod of the un-ripened materials. The large-scale shrink-swell experiments showed that shrinkage in the second drying cycle amounted to less volume than in the first drying cycle and that shrinkage behavior in contrast to the first drying cycle, where pronounced proportional shrinkage was observed, was dominated by structural and residual shrinkage in this cycle.
Conclusions
Ripening of processed dredged material is considered a useful pre-treatment option to ameliorate the shrink-swell behavior of processed dredged material and to obtain a better functional equivalency with traditionally used dike construction materials such as fine-grained marsh sediments.
Journal of Soils and Sediments - Pesticide contamination of river waters is a global problem, and therefore, authorities regularly monitor the water quality status. Especially, flood events might... 相似文献
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f. bahr. Regierungs- und Forftrath von Mürzburg.
f. preuk. Dberforftmeifter aus Breslau.
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f. bahr. Regierungs- und Forftrath von Augsburg.
f. bahr. Regierungs- und Forftrath aus Regensburg.
Dberj?germeifter von Braunfchweig.
f. bahr. Regierungs- und Forftrath aus München.
f. f?chf. Dberf?rfter.
f. f?chf. Dberforftmeifter.
f. f?chf. Dberforftrath.
herz. braunfchweig. Forftmeifter von Blanfenburg.
Direftor der fürftlich Cfterhazh’fchen Herrfchaft Spoly Parsto.
fürftl. fondershauf. Dberfortmeifter.
f. bahr. Redierf?rfter don Schmarzenbach.
f. preuk. Dberf?rfter.
f. f. Forftrath aus Brekburg.
f. preuk. Dberf?rfter von Altruppin.
f. hann?v. Forftmeifter von Rienburg.
Forftmeifter in preuk. Schleften.
f. preuk. Dberforftmeifter von Berlin.
herz. aftenburg. Dberfortmeifter.
f. preuk. Dberf?rfter.
f. f?chf. Dberf?rfter.
f. ruff. Forftfomiff?r aus Marfchau.
f. preuk. Forftinfpeftor.
f. f?chf. Forftinfpeftor.
grokh. meimar. Forftinfpeftor von Martfuhl.
f. mürttb. Dberf?rfter und Brofeffor aus Hohenheim.
f. hannov. Forftmeifter aus Hammeln.
Dberforftmeifter aus Sotha.
herz. altenburg. Dberf?rfter aus Hummelshain.
herz. altenburg. Revierf?rfter aus Milchwig.
herz. altenburg. geheimer Finanzrath und Dberforftmeifter.
herz. altenb. Dberforftmeifter aus Hummelshain.
grokh. f?chf. geheimer Dberforftrath aus Qifenach.
herz. naffau. Dberforftrath aus Miesbaden.
grokh. heff. Dberforftfefret?r aus Darmftadt.
f. f?chf. Dberforftmeifter. 相似文献
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(Borgetragen in der Societ?t der Wiffenfchaften zu Helfingfors am 29. April 1850.) Ueberfekt aus Notises ur S?llskapets pro
Fauna et Flora Fennica F?rhandlingar; Andra H?ffes, Helsingfors 1852 von dem Dberforftrath von Berg. 相似文献