Noise removal is perhaps one of the most fundamental and challenging tasks for extracting useful information from a spatial data set. One of the challenges is that there is no general agreement on the definition of noise that can be universally applied to all different domains. This paper proposes a novel technique called Visualization-Informed Noise Elimination (VINE) to support a customized n...

Background Leaf shape among Passiflora species is spectacularly diverse. Underlying this diversity in leaf shape are profound changes in the patterning of the primary vasculature and laminar outgrowth. Each of these aspects of leaf morphology-vasculature and blade-provides different insights into leaf patterning. Results Here, we morphometrically analyze >3300 leaves from 40 different Passifl...

A toxic effect of alpha,alpha-trehalose in an angiospermic plant, Cuscuta reflexa (dodder), is described. This disaccharide and its analogs, 2-aminotrehalose and 4-aminotrehalose, induced a rapid blackening of the terminal region of the vine which is involved in elongation growth. From the results of in vitro growth of several angiospermic plants and determination of trehalase activity in them,...

Late-season dehydration is known as a type of berry shrivel and it often associated with wine grapes. This study different from other studies focuses on seedless grape cv. Sultan 7 (Vitis vinifera L.) aims to determine the effects pruning levels (90, 150, 180 buds per vine), leaf removal (LR) (25%, 50% shoot) treatments vine yield, number harvested clusters. Additionally, we aim find unhealthy ...

Cryptoblabes gnidiella (Millière) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) has been known in Uruguay for 30 years and only in vineyards, despite being polyphagous. In recent years, this pest has caused sporadic but serious damage on some grapevine cultivars. Understanding the insect's phenology and developing a monitoring program are essential aspects of integrated pest management. We monitored males using sex...

Internet-based computer information systems play critical roles in many aspects of the modern society. However, these systems are constantly under cyber attacks that can cause catastrophic consequences. In order to defend these systems effectively, it is necessary to measure and predict the effectiveness of cyber defense mechanisms. In this paper, we investigate how to measure and predict the e...

Water stress caused by water scarcity has a negative impact on the wine industry. Several strategies have been implemented for optimizing water application in vineyards. In this regard, midday stem water potential (SWP) and thermal infrared (TIR) imaging for crop water stress index (CWSI) have been used to assess plant water stress on a vine-by-vine basis without considering the spatial variabi...

Legumes of the genera Astragalus (milkvetch), Coronilla (crownvetch), Lathyrus (pea vine), Lotus (birdsfoot trefoil), Medicago (alfalfa), Melilotus (clover), Trifolium (clover), and Vicia (common vetch) were inoculated with a population of Melaidogyne chitwoodi from Utah or with one of three M. hapla populations from California, Utah, and Wyoming.Thirty-nine percent to 86% of alfalfa (M. scutel...

1 Outdoor trials were carried out during 2001–02 on strawberries grown in commercial growing bags naturally infested with black vine weevil larvae (BVW) Otiorhynchus sulcatus in Co. Wexford, Ireland. 2 The two nematode isolates used in these trials were Heterorhabditis megidis (UK211) and Heterorhabditis downesi (K122), both laboratory cultured. Growing bags received nematodes either once (May ...