Leaf removal is known to enhance light exposure of clusters and therefore may affect grape composition. Owing to the risk of decreasing grape quality or sunburn as a consequence of improper sun exposure, it is crucial to determine the optimum leaf removal techniques adequate for the particular climate conditions of a vineyard area. Defoliation experiments on vine cv. Regent were conducted in tw...

The aim of this study was to determine the effects of N-supply and defoliation on rhizodeposition from Festuca rubra, in the context of whole-plant C- partitioning and root morphology. Plants were grown for 36 d in axenic sand microcosms continuously percolated with nutrient solutions of either high or low N concentration (2 mM or 0.01 mM NH(4)NO(3), respectively). The effects of partial defoli...

Pubescent wheatgrass (Agropyron trichophorum (Link) Richt.) is growing in semiarid regions of Iran at altitude of 500 to 2000 m. Among different grasses growing in Iran, A. trichophorum is relatively resistant to grazing and defoliation as compared to other species of Agropyron genus which are dominant in the most summer rangelands. In Emam Gholi protected summer rang...

The aim of this article is to present a concept of using airborne laser scanning (LIDAR), with one scan only, to map defoliation as a forest health variable. The idea is to apply two independent algorithms on the LIDAR data set, to produce both actual and expected leaf area index (LAI) values for every cell in a grid over the area. LAI is estimated based on laser pulse penetration through the c...

abstract in order to evaluate the effects of drought stress and defoliation on sunflower, a study was conducted under controlled conditions. treatments were a combination of three levels of drought ((100, 60 and 30 percent of field capacity (fc)) and three levels of defoliation (control, removal of either 4 or 6 leaves from lower part of the plant) laid out, in a completely randomized design wi...

Cyclanilide [1-(2,4-dichlorophenylaminocarbonyl)-cyclopropane carboxylic acid] is a plant growth regulator that is registered for use in cotton at different stages of growth. It can be used to suppress vegetative growth when used in combination with mepiquat chloride; or it can enhance defoliation and boll opening when used in combination with ethephon. To understand how cyclanilide affects the...

Whole plant defoliation studies were performed using dark red kidney bean (Phaseolus vulgarisL.) to compare the effect of cyclanilide [1(2,4-dichlorophenylaminocarbonyl)-cyclopropane carboxylic acid], ethephon (2-chloroethylphosphonic acid), auxin transport inhibitors, and temperature on leaf abscission. Ethephon induced bean leaf defoliation, but ethephon combinedwith cyclanilide induced great...

to yield reductions (Higley, 1992; Hunt et al., 1994; Haile et al., 1998). Hunt et al. (1994) concluded that removal Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] producers in many regions of of leaf area delayed the time to achieve a critical leaf the USA are confronted with significant yield losses because of crop damage from white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus). Our objecarea index (LAI) of 3.5, li...

After decades of multiyear defoliation episodes in southern New England, Lymantria dispar (previously gypsy moth) populations diminished with the appearance L. fungus 1989. Multiyear defoliations did not occur again until 2015–2018. To assess impact return defoliations, we examined 3095 oaks on 29 permanent study areas Connecticut and Rhode Island that were established at least 11 years before ...