Intra-annual variations in leaf development, radial growth, including the phloem part, and sap flow have rarely been studied in deciduous trees from drought-prone environments. In order to understand better the chronological order and temporal course of these processes, we monitored leaf phenology, xylem and phloem formation and sap flow in Quercus pubescens from abandoned karst grasslands in S...

Understanding differences among peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) cultivars in growth and phenology and the interactions with environment (G X E interactions) for these traits allows predictions for yield potential or performance in variable environments. Despite the importance of this information, very little quantitative data exists on the differences in aboveground growth, canopy architecture, an...

Leaf phenology (evergreen vs. deciduous) and morphology (simple compound) are known to be related water use strategies in tree species critical adaptation certain climatic conditions. However, the effect of these two traits their interactions on coordination between minor vein density (MVD) stomatal (SD) remains unclear. In this study, we examined leaves 108 from plots a primary subtropical for...

Vegetation phenology plays a key role in influencing ecosystem processes and biosphere-atmosphere feedbacks. Digital cameras such as PhenoCam that monitor vegetation canopies near real-time provide continuous images record phenological environmental changes. There is need to develop methods for automated effective detection of dynamics from images. Here we developed method predict leaf deciduou...

Manipulating or shifting annual grapevine growing cycle to offset limitations imposed by global warming is a must today, and delayed winter pruning is a tool to achieve it. However, no information is available about its physiological background, especially in relation to modifications in canopy phenology, demography and seasonal carbon budget. Mechanistic hypothesis underlying this work was tha...

Wood growth phenology of temperate deciduous trees is less studied than leaf phenology, hindering the understanding their interaction. In order to describe variability wood and across locations, species years, we performed phenological observations both xylem formation development in three typical forest areas Western Europe (Northern Spain, Belgium Southern Norway) for four common tree (Fagus ...

The development of cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis) is highly dependent on temperature due to vernalization requirements, which often causes delay and unevenness in maturity during months with warm temperatures. Integrating quantitative genetic analyses with phenology modeling was suggested to accelerate breeding strategies toward wide-adaptation cauliflower. The present study aims...

Chickpea is the second most important legume crop largely grown under semi-arid tropics where terminal drought is one of the major constraints for its productivity. A trait-based selection had been considered more beneficial in drought tolerance breeding to overcome the environmental influence on drought yields. Large number of traits had been suggested in literature, with less indication on th...

Autumn phenology, determined mainly by temperature and photoperiod, is essential for ecosystem carbon sequestration. Usually, the variations in maximum rate of Rubisco (Vcmax) ribulose-bisphosphate regeneration (Jmax) are taken as mechanism regulating seasonal pattern photosynthetic rates autumn phenology. In this study, we used Quercus mongolicus seedlings an example to examine photosynthetica...