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Omami, Elizabeth Nabwile, of Western Sydney Hawkesbury University, of Agriculture Horticulture and Social Ecology Faculty, and School of Horticulture. "Amaranthus retroflexus seed dormancy and germination responses to environmental factors and chemical stimulants." THESIS_FAHSE_HOR_Omami_E.xml, 1993. http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/66.
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A large number of weed seeds in the soil persist because of seed dormancy, and depletion of the seed bank through manipulation of seed dormancy has been suggested as one of the goals in weed control. This study was designed to investigate some of the factors which control dormancy and germination in Amaranthus retroflexus seeds. Germination studies were conducted at different temperatures, and either in continuous white light or in the dark. Higher temperatures increased germination and, although light interacted with temperature, its effect on germination varied with the temperature. In an attempt to determine changes in dormancy during dry storage, two lots of seeds were stored dry at different temperatures. Loss in dormancy increased with an increase in storage temperature and duration, but the time required for maximum germination varied according to the seedlot. Seeds germinated to higher percentages at high temperatures, but storage at higher temperatures and for prolonged duration resulted in seeds gaining the ability to germinate at lower temperatures. Changes in dormancy under field conditions were also examined. Seeds were buried at different depths and for different durations and they all lost viability with time, but this loss was greater in surface-sown and shallowly buried seeds. Dormancy was broken during cold periods and induced as warmer periods progressed. The effects of chemical stimulants on dormancy and germination were investigated. The response of seeds to ethephon and nitrate were assessed at different temperatures either at continuous white light or in the dark. Germination increased with the concentration of the chemicals, and a greater response was observed at lower temperatures. The response to light varied depending on temperatureMaster of Science (Hons)
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Omami, Elizabeth Nabwile. "Amaranthus retroflexus seed dormancy and germination responses to environmental factors and chemical stimulants." Thesis, [S.l. : s.n.], 1993. http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/66.
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A large number of weed seeds in the soil persist because of seed dormancy, and depletion of the seed bank through manipulation of seed dormancy has been suggested as one of the goals in weed control. This study was designed to investigate some of the factors which control dormancy and germination in Amaranthus retroflexus seeds. Germination studies were conducted at different temperatures, and either in continuous white light or in the dark. Higher temperatures increased germination and, although light interacted with temperature, its effect on germination varied with the temperature. In an attempt to determine changes in dormancy during dry storage, two lots of seeds were stored dry at different temperatures. Loss in dormancy increased with an increase in storage temperature and duration, but the time required for maximum germination varied according to the seedlot. Seeds germinated to higher percentages at high temperatures, but storage at higher temperatures and for prolonged duration resulted in seeds gaining the ability to germinate at lower temperatures. Changes in dormancy under field conditions were also examined. Seeds were buried at different depths and for different durations and they all lost viability with time, but this loss was greater in surface-sown and shallowly buried seeds. Dormancy was broken during cold periods and induced as warmer periods progressed. The effects of chemical stimulants on dormancy and germination were investigated. The response of seeds to ethephon and nitrate were assessed at different temperatures either at continuous white light or in the dark. Germination increased with the concentration of the chemicals, and a greater response was observed at lower temperatures. The response to light varied depending on temperature
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Suryani, Titik. "The effects of temperature, hours of leaf wetness, age of giant foxtail (setaria faberi herrm.), and host specificity of phoma sp. as a biological herbicide." Virtual Press, 1995. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/941362.
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Inoculation studies were conducted in controlled environments with isolates of a Phoma sue. collected from leaf spot lesions on the weed giant foxtail. Limited host specificity studies resulted in this potential bioherbicide fungus killing all three foxtail species tested including Setaria faberi (giant), a. viridis (green) and S. lutescens (yellow). Several agronomically important plant species tested exhibited a hypersensitive-type response to infection, but these plants soon grew out of this symptom and appeared healthy. This bioherbicide preferred cool temperatures, exhibiting optimal biomass loss (100%) or death against foxtail seedlings following 120 hours leaf wetness with plants incubated at 20°C. At more conducive growth temperatures for the weed (25'C-300C), optimum biomass loss achieved was only 70% following 50 hours leaf wetness. Susceptibility to this Phoma sue. greatly decreased as foxtail seedlings attained 4 or more leaves per plant. To kill this weed, the author recommends inoculation of foxtail seedlings in early evening to take advantage of cooler temperatures and to inoculate plants between cotyledon to 3-leaf stages of growth.Department of Biology
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Antill, Marc. "The effect of repair welds on the high temperature low cycle fatigue behaviour of nickel base superalloy turbine blades." Thesis, University of Bristol, 1998. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.297923.
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Pline, Wendy Ann. "Effect of Temperature and Chemical Additives on the Efficacy of the Herbicides Glufosinate and Glyphosate in Weed Management of Liberty-Link and Roundup-Ready Soybeans." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/31699.
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The introduction of herbicide resistant crops offers producers many more options for weed control systems. These crops allow environmentally safe, non-selective herbicides to be used as selective herbicides, broadening the spectrum of weeds controlled, while not harming the crop. As these crops are very new on the market, investigation of their performance under various environmental conditions as well as in various weed control programs is needed. Liberty-link ® soybeans are resistant to the herbicide glufosinate, because of the incorporation of a gene encoding phosphinothricin acetyl-transferase (pat), which is able to detoxify glufosinate. Roundup-Ready ® soybeans are transformed with an altered, non-sensitive form of 5-enolpyruvylshikimate- 3-phosphate synthase (EPSPS), which confers glyphosate resistance. Field and greenhouse studies were conducted to determine the efficacy of glufosinate and glyphosate on annual and perennial weeds. Also to determine whether the use of ammonium sulfate (AMS) or pelargonic acid (PA), a 9-carbon fatty acid, as additives of glufosinate or glyphosate would increase their efficacy, while maintaining their safety on the transgenic soybeans. Three annual weeds: common lambsquarters, giant foxtail, sicklepod, as well as two perennial weeds: common milkweed and horsenettle were included in studies. Uptake, translocation, and metabolism of 14C-glufosinate + AMS or PA, were studied in the five weeds in order to determine the basis for their differential weed sensitivity to glufosinate, and the effect of the two additives. The effect of temperature on Liberty-Link ® and Roundup-Ready ® soybeans after application of glufosinate or glyphosate was investigated. Injury was quantified by measuring chlorophyll content of herbicide treated soybean trifoliolates. Uptake, translocation, and metabolism studies of 14C-glufosinate and 14C-glyphosate in transgenic soybeans were conducted to determine the potential cause for the observed temperature-dependent sensitivity. Since glufosinate is a synthetic analog of a naturally occurring bacterial toxin, it was tested for possible bactericidal activity on the soybean pathogen Pseudomonas syringae. Greenhouse and field-studies showed that the 5 weeds responded differently to glufosinate and glyphosate. Common milkweed was the most tolerant to glufosinate and common lambsquarters to glyphosate while giant foxtail was the most sensitive species to both herbicides. Some interactions between AMS or PA and glufosinate or glyphosate were also observed. Uptake and translocation studies showed that AMS increased the uptake of 14C-glufosinate in some weeds, whereas PA had only minimal effects on absorption and translocation of glufosinate. Metabolism of glufosinate was detected only in common lambsquarters. A rate dependent loss of chlorophyll in Liberty-Link ® soybeans treated with glufosinate was observed that was greater at 15° C than at 25° or 35° C. Metabolism studies showed a decrease in the rate of glufosinate metabolism 3 hours after treatment in Liberty-Link ® soybeans grown at 15° C versus 25° C. Conversely, chlorophyll loss in glyphosate-treated Roundup-Ready soybeans was greater at 35° C than at 15° or 25° C. Translocation studies showed a significantly greater percentage of absorbed 14C-glyphosate translocated to developing meristems at 35° C than at 15° C in Roundup-Ready® soybeans. Glufosinate concentrations of 1 mM and higher significantly inhibited the growth of Pseudomonas syringae (L-529) in liquid media cultures. Typical field use rates of glufosinate also reduced the number of live P. syringae on Liberty-Link® soybean leaves. Overall, the results of this research show that annual and perennial weeds differ in their sensitivity to glufosinate and glyphosate. Additives such as AMS and PA may enhance the efficacy of glufosinate on perennial weed species, and glyphosate in most weeds. Differences in weed sensitivity to herbicides and effects of additives can in most cases be explained by differences in absorption or metabolism. Variable temperatures may affect the engineered resistance of transgenic soybeans to the herbicides glufosinate and glyphosate. The herbicide glufosinate has some bacteriocidal activity on P. syringae. Nomenclature: Glufosinate, 2-amino-4-(hydroxymethylphosphinyl) butanoic acid; Glyphosate, N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine; PA, pelargonic acid (nanoic acid); AMS, ammonium sulfate; giant foxtail, Setaria faberi Herrm.; common lambsquarters,
Chenopodium album L.; sicklepod, Cassia obtusifolia L.; horsenettle, Solanum carolinense L.; common milkweed, Ascleipias syriaca L. pat, phosphinothricin acetyl transferase; EPSPS, 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase.Master of Science
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Virbickait-Staniulienė, Rasa. "The impact of high-temperature environment on weeds highly resistant to thermal killing." Doctoral thesis, Lithuanian Academic Libraries Network (LABT), 2010. http://vddb.laba.lt/obj/LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2010~D_20101214_140738-85437.
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The dissertation has set the aim to determine the influence of a high-temperature environment on highly resistant to thermal killing. Not all weeds equally respond to the thermal effect when wet water vapour is applied for thermal weed control. After thermal destruction of the above-ground part some varieties of weeds spring up again. Analysis of the morphological structure of weeds and their responsiveness to wet water vapour allows weed classification into three groups: weeds of low resistance to thermal killing, those of high resistance to thermal killing (meadow-grass and rosette weeds) and of very high resistance to thermal killing. If the thermal control of these weeds is carried out too late, weeds overgrow cultivated plants, which results in harvest losses. In order to improve the technology of thermal weed control it was necessary evaluate the parameters of a high-temperature environment, the morphological structure of weeds highly resistant to thermal killing, stages of weed growth and development, the influence of air inter-layers in weed leaves on the spread of a high-temperature field to deeper tissues, and the influence of the angle of tilt of weed leaves on thermal control. This paper analyses the influence of the aforementioned factors on the control of weeds highly resistant to thermal destruction and proposes measures for the formation of a high-temperature environment intended for a more efficient thermal control of weeds using wet water vapour.Darbo tikslas – nustatyti aukštatemperatūrės aplinkos poveikį sunkiai termiškai sunaikinamoms piktžolėms. Terminei piktžolių kontrolei naudojant drėgną vandens garą, ne visos piktžolės vienodai reaguoja į terminį poveikį. Termiškai sunaikinus antžeminę dalį, atskiros piktžolių rūšys po kurio laiko atželia. Išnagrinėjus piktžolių morfologinę sandarą ir piktžolių jautrumą drėgnam vandens garui, galima piktžoles suskirstyti į tris grupes: lengvai termiškai sunaikinamos, sunkiai termiškai sunaikinamos (miglinės ir skrotelinės piktžolės) ir labai sunkiai termiškai sunaikinamos piktžolės. Terminėje piktžolių kontrolėje didelę problemą kelia sunkiai termiškai sunaikinamos piktžolės. Suvėlinus šių piktžolių terminę kontrolę, piktžolės stelbia žemės ūkio augalus, patiriami derliaus nuostoliai. Norint tobulinti piktžolių terminės kontrolės technologiją teko įvertinti aukštatemperatūrės aplinkos parametrus, sunkiai termiškai sunaikinamų piktžolių morfologinę sandarą, piktžolių augimo ir vystymosi tarpsnius, piktžolių lapų oro tarpsluoksnių įtaką aukštatemperatūrio lauko plitimui į gilesnius audinius, piktžolių lapų posvyrio kampo įtaką terminei kontrolei. Šiame darbe yra nagrinėjama minėtų veiksnių įtaka sunkiai termiškai sunaikinamų piktžolių kontrolei, bei siūlomos sprendimo priemonės formuojant aukštatemperatūrę aplinką efektyvesnei terminei piktžolių kontrolei drėgnuoju vandens garu.
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Umeda, Kai. "Effect of Halosulfuron on Rotational Crops." College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/214957.
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A field test was conducted to evaluate and determine the safety of halosulfuron on typical rotational crops such as lettuce, broccoli, spinach, onion, alfalfa, barley, field corn, and melons after an initial application on cantaloupes. Halosulfuron at 0.05 or 0.1 lb AI/A applied on cantaloupes did not detrimentally affect crop stand establishment, height, or whole plant fresh weights when alfalfa, barley, spinach, lettuce, onion, and broccoli were planted at approximately 4 to 5 MAT. Cantaloupes and field corn planted at 1 YAT were not affected in establishing a stand and in growing during the early season as height or vine lengths were measured. At 15 to 16 MAT, lettuce, onion, and broccoli were not affected in establishing a stand. Watermelon planted at 1 YAT exhibited slight stand reduction and crop injury with halosulfuron applied PREE. Alfalfa planted after PREE applications indicated slightly depressed height and yield compared to POST treatments and the untreated check. Spinach planted where POST applications were made on cantaloupes tended to show a slight reduction in fresh weight at 15 to 16 MAT. Halosulfuron does not appear to be a major deterrent to typical crop rotational schemes in the diverse desert agricultural systems.
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Umeda, K., and N. Lund. "Effect of Prowl and Prefar Herbicides on Onions." College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/214935.
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Significant onion height reduction was observed when Prowl (pendimethalin) and Prefar (bensulide) herbicide combinations were applied preemergence (PREE). The onions resumed growth but the height was still slightly reduced later in the growing season compared to the handweeded check and the standard herbicide treatment, Dacthal (DCPA). The onion crop stand emerged initially but later in the season, a significant crop stand reduction was observed for the higher rate of Prowl at 0.5 lb AI/A plus Prefar. A lower rate of Prowl at 0.25 lb AI/A plus Prefar also caused a reduction of the onion stand compared to the handweeded check or Dacthal.
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Fillmore, Andrew Nathan. "Droplet Size Effect on Herbicide Used in Cereals to Control Dicotyledonous Weeds." Thesis, North Dakota State University, 2014. https://hdl.handle.net/10365/27419.
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Experiments were conducted to evaluate the effect of droplet size on the efficacy of translocated and non-translocated herbicides. Translocated and non-translocated herbicides provided similar control when comparing droplet size effect on efficacy. Medium and very coarse droplet sizes gave the greatest visible injury whereas coarse-sized gave the lowest visible injury assessments for most species. However, droplet size generally did not affect contact herbicide efficacy. Overall, droplet size was not a strong factor contributing to herbicide efficacy and often, differences were only between herbicides. Non-ionic surfactant solutions measured by a Sympatec droplet analysis system gave the highest percent of volume in droplets <150?m compared to other adjuvants. The lowest percent of volume in droplets <150?m was a 0.5x rate. A liquid herbicide formulation gave the largest percent of volume in droplets <150?m whereas an emulsifiable concentrate formulation was lowest. Percent volume in droplets <150?m was often related to the solution VMD.
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Hewitt, Cade Alan. "Effect of row spacing and seeding rate on grain sorghum tolerance of weeds." Thesis, Kansas State University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/19784.
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Master of ScienceDepartment of Agronomy
J. A. Dille
Weed control in grain sorghum has always presented a challenge to producers in the semi-arid Great Plains. Cultural control tactics such as narrowing of row spacings and increasing seeding rates can be effective control methods. The objective of this research was to determine the row spacing and seeding rates that maximizes yield while suppressing weeds. Grain sorghum row spacings of 25, 51, and 76-cm and seeding rates of 75,000, 100,000, 125,000, and 150,000 seeds ha[superscript]-1 were evaluated in Kansas at Beloit and Manhattan in 2013 and Beloit, Manhattan, and Hays in 2014. Grain sorghum growth and yield response were measured in response to natural weed communities. After evaluation, Beloit was considered a low weed pressure site while Manhattan and Hays were considered to be moderate and high weed pressure sites, respectively. Grain sorghum biomass was different while weed biomass was consistent across row spacings. Yield loss equations and profit functions were derived to determine the amount of grain yield and $ ha[superscript]-1 loss from each of the three locations. Yield and profit lost was greatest amongst weedy observations. Results indicated that grain sorghum grown on wide row spacings and seeding rates of 125,000 seeds ha[superscript]-1 out yielded all other treatments under a low weed pressure site (Beloit) and narrow row spacings out yielded wider spacings in moderate and high weed pressure sites (Manhattan and Hays). These results imply that a Kansas grain sorghum producer should evaluate potential weed pressure before determining a final row spacing and seeding rate.
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Sampson, D. L. "The effect of tillage systems on weed control and botanical composition in forage corn /." Thesis, McGill University, 1988. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=63912.
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Marsh, M. G. "The effect of a temperature gradient on high temperature fretting wear." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.267625.
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Taab, Alireza. "Seed dormancy and germination in Solanum nigrum and S. physalifolium as influenced by temperature conditions /." Uppsala : Dept. of Crop Production Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 2009. http://epsilon.slu.se/200949.pdf.
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Lufitha, Mundel. "Effect of substrate temperature on coating adhesion." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2001. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp04/MQ58842.pdf.
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Mitchell, Angela. "The effect of temperature on starch synthesis." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 1995. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.243060.
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Phillips, Lisa Elaine. "The effect of low temperature on Salmonella." Thesis, University of Exeter, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.286534.
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Thomas, Dean Timothy. "Selective grazing by sheep to improve the control of weeds of crops." University of Western Australia. School of Animal Biology, 2006. http://theses.library.uwa.edu.au/adt-WU2006.0041.
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[Truncated abstract] With the rapid development of multiple herbicide resistant weeds in crops, it is likely that an important role now exists for new grazing management strategies in farming systems to provide an integrated approach to weed management. In this thesis we examined the general hypothesis that sowing a legume of low preference by sheep relative to the target weeds of crops would improve the control of those weeds in a grazed pasture. To test this general hypothesis, legumes of low preference by Merino sheep were identified and a series of experiments conducted to determine the effect on pasture composition when these less preferred legumes were incorporated into a grazed pasture. We found a learned response that altered forage preference by sheep was important in determining the effectiveness of grazing to reduce seed set by weeds of crops. Investigations on this aspect of the grazing behaviour of sheep were a key part of this thesis. The short-term relative preference of Merino hoggets among 15 pasture legumes, 4 grain legumes and annual ryegrass was determined by offering adjacent monocultures of each of the forage genotypes to the sheep. The relative preference of the hoggets for each of the 20 forages was determined at three phases of plant growth from estimates of the amount of forage consumed. Sheep showed a low selective preference for Vetch (Vicia sativa L.), chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.), biserrula (Biserrula pelecinus L.), lotus (Lotus ornithopodioides L.) and snail medic (Medicago scutellata L.) cvs. Kelson and Sava at the vegetative phase of plant growth. An indoor method was also developed to test the relative preference of sheep among forages growing in pots. Using this method chickpea and snail medic, but not biserrula, were found to have a low relative preference by sheep at the vegetative phase.
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Prasad, Renee Priya. "The effect of rearing temperature on performance of Trichogramma sibericum at ambient temperature." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp03/MQ51451.pdf.
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Čepulienė, Rita. "Dynamics of accumulation of allelochemical compounds in oilseed rape and effect on agricultural crops and weeds." Doctoral thesis, Lithuanian Academic Libraries Network (LABT), 2014. http://vddb.library.lt/obj/LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2014~D_20141230_175312-56329.
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Research objective. The study was aimed to identify the dynamics of accumulation of phenolic compounds and glucosinolates in oilseed rape and the effect of different morphological parts of oilseed rape on agricultural plants and weeds. The goals of the studies. The following goals were set in order to reach the aim of the studies: 1. To identify the dynamics of accumulation of phenolic compounds in oilseed rapeduring vegetation. 2. To analyse composition of allelochemical compounds of different morphological parts of rape residues after harvesting and ascertain quantitative and qualitative changes of these compounds in rape residues that decomposed in the soil for a different period. 3. To ascertain the effect of different morphological parts of oilseed rape that remain immediately after harvesting on the germination, shoot height and root length of agricultural plants and weeds. 4. To ascertain the effect of different morphological parts of oilseed rape that decomposed in the soil for a different period on the germination, growth of shoots and roots of agricultural plants and weeds.Tyrimų tikslas. Nustatyti fenolinių junginių ir gliukozinolatų kaupimosi rapsuose dinamiką bei rapsų skirtingų morfologinių dalių liekanų poveikį žemės ūkio augalams ir piktžolėms. Tyrimų uždaviniai: 1. Nustatyti fenolinių junginių kaupimosi dinamiką rapsuose vegetacijos metu. 2. Ištirti alelocheminių junginių sudėtį rapsų skirtingų morfologinių dalių liekanose po derliaus nuėmimo ir nustatyti jų kiekybinius ir kokybinius pokyčius skirtingą laiką dirvoje irusiose rapsų liekanose. 3. Nustatyti rapsų atskirų morfologinių dalių, liekančių iškart po derliaus nuėmimo, poveikį žemes ūkio augalų ir piktžolių sėklų dygimui, daigų aukščiui ir šaknų ilgiui. 4. Nustatyti skirtingą laiką dirvoje irusių rapsų morfologinių dalių poveikį žemės ūkio augalų ir piktžolių sėklų dygimui, daigų bei šaknų augimui.
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Kakireddy, Veera Raghava R. "Effect of temperature on copper chemical mechanical planarization." [Tampa, Fla.] : University of South Florida, 2007. http://purl.fcla.edu/usf/dc/et/SFE0001973.
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Griškevičius, Mečislavas. "High Temperature Effect On Resistance Of Timber Structures." Doctoral thesis, Lithuanian Academic Libraries Network (LABT), 2010. http://vddb.laba.lt/obj/LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2010~D_20101119_134602-29128.
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The present dissertation and its main subjects inquires into the pine and oak timber strength property changes-temperature relations. It also explores the behaviour of slender timber elements in axial compression at higher temperatures; and the comparative analysis of obtained results.
The work seeks to accomplish the following major tasks: to obtain test data about the influence of high temperature on the properties of different natural – pine and oak – timber; to investigate the behaviour of slender timber elements under axial compression exposed to fire. Taking into account the investigated real fire effect to correct accordingly the existing in LST EN 1995-1-2 procedure for the fire resistance calculation of timber slender elements in compression.
The dissertation consists of an introduction, five chapters, general conclusions, a list of references, a list of author’s publications on the dissertation subject, and 2 Annexes.
Chapter 1 provides a literature review. It focuses on the publications inquiring into the loss of strength properties by timber at higher temperatures, the fire resistance of timber structures in compression. The chapter ends with the formulation of conclusions and the adjustment of research tasks.
Chapter 2 offers the methodology of the research on strength properties of timber at higher temperatures, and the schemes of the developed testing equipment.
Chapter 3 presents the procedure of the research on the behaviour of slender timber elements... [to full text]Disertacijoje nagrinėjami pušinės ir ąžuolinės medienos stipruminių savybių pokyčių temperatūriniai sąryšiai bei medinių centriškai gniuždomų liaunų elementų elgsena veikiant aukštesnėms temperatūroms. Pagrindiniai tyrimo objektai yra Lietuvos spygliuočių ir lapuočių medienos savybių pokyčiai didėjant temperatūrai ir centriškai gniuždomų liaunų medinių elementų elgsenos veikiant kaitrai eksperimentiniai tyrimai bei rezultatų lyginamoji analizė. Darbe spręsti tokie pagrindiniai uždaviniai: gauti eksperimentinius duomenis apie aukštos temperatūros poveikį skirtingos natūralios – pušinės ir ąžuolinės – medienos savybėms, atlikti centriškai gniuždomų liaunų medinių elementų elgsenos ugnyje tyrimus. Atsižvelgiant į tyrinėtą tikrovišką gaisro poveikį patikslinti esamą EN 1995-1-2 medinių liaunų gniuždomų elementų atsparumo ugniai skaičiavimo metodiką. Disertaciją sudaro įvadas, penki skyriai, bendrosios išvados, naudotos literatūros ir autoriaus publikacijų disertacijos tema sąrašai ir du priedai. Pirmasis skyrius skirtas literatūros apžvalgai. Jame pateikta darbų, kuriuose nagrinėjamas aukštesnės temperatūros veikiamos medienos, stipruminių savybių mažėjimas ir kuriuose pateikiami gaisro sąlygomis gniuždomų medinių elementų laikomosios galios tyrimų rezultatai. Pabaigoje formuluotos išvados ir disertacijos tikslai ir uždaviniai. Antrajame skyriuje pateikta medienos stipruminių savybių aukštesnėse temperatūrose tyrimo metodika ir sukurtų nestandartinių bandymo įrenginių schemos... [toliau žr. visą tekstą]
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Huang, Yan, and 黃燕. "Temperature dependent hall effect: studies ofGaN on sapphire." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2002. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B42577068.
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Harvey, Roy Edward. "The effect of high temperature on yeast fermentations." Thesis, Heriot-Watt University, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/10399/1000.
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McGinnity, Frank A. "The effect of temperature on engine gas dynamics." Thesis, Queen's University Belfast, 1989. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.241518.
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Parks, Olivia Waverly. "Effect of water temperature on cohesive soil erosion." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/49663.
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In light of increased stream temperatures due to urbanization and climate change, theeffect of water temperature on cohesive soil erosion should be explored. The objectives of this study are to: determine the effect of water temperature on the erosion rates of clay; determine how erosion rates vary with clay mineralogy; and, explore the relationship between zeta potential and erosion rate. Samples of kaolinite- and montmorillonite-sand mixtures, and vermiculite-dominated soil were placed in the wall of a recirculating flume channel using a vertical sample orientation. Erosion rate was measured under a range of shear stresses (0.1-20 Pa) for a period of five minutes per shear stress at water temperatures of 12, 20, and 27�"C. The zeta potential was determined for each clay type at the three testing temperatures and compared to mean erosion rates. The kaolinite erosion rate doubled when the temperature increased from 12 to 20�"C, and erosion of vermiculite samples tripled when the temperature increased from 20 to 27�"C. The montmorillonite samples generally eroded through mechanical failure rather than fluvial erosion, and the limited fluvial erosion of the montmorillonite-sand mixture was not correlated with water temperature. The data suggest correlation between zeta potential and erosion rate; however, due to the small sample size (n=3), statistically significant correlation was not indicated. Research should continue to explore the influence of water temperature on cohesive soil erosion to better understand the influence of clay mineralogy. Due to the high degree of variability in cohesive soil erosion, multiple replications should be used in future work. The vertical sample orientation enabled discrimination between fluvial erosion and mass wasting and is recommended for future studies.
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Doluweera, D. G. Sumith Pradeepa. "Effect of Weak Inhomogeneities in High Temperature Superconductivity." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1227215152.
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Pack, Jessica Spencer. "Effect of Localized Temperature Change on Vigilance Performance." Wright State University / OhioLINK, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1429286666.
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Porter, Heidi S. "The effect of febrile temperature on Plasmodium falciparum /." Diss., CLICK HERE for online access, 2007. http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/ETD/image/etd2225.pdf.
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Takahashi, Junji 1951. "Effect of high temperature on lettuce seed development." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/276828.
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More vegetable seeds are needed for developing countries to produce more vegetables. However, high temperature in these areas limits vegetable seed production. Leaf lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) was grown in growth chambers at 21°C and exposed to different temperatures (28, 35, 38 and 42°C) for different exposure times (1, 4 and 7 hours) when flowers were at seven stages of development near anthesis.
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Porter, Heidi Sue. "The Effect of Febrile Temperature on Plasmodium falciparum." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2007. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/1573.
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Previously it has been shown that cultures of Plasmodium falciparum died following exposure to a febrile temperature of 40°C, as demonstrated by a decrease in parasitemia of the following generation. In the current study, the effect of 40°C treatment on culture media, erythrocytes, and parasite glucose consumption, were ruled out as possible influences on parasite death, demonstrating that 40°C impacted the parasites directly. Metabolic profiling of DNA synthesis, protein synthesis, and glucose utilization during exposure to 40°C clearly indicated that febrile temperatures had direct effect on major metabolic pathways and parasite development, beginning 20-24 hr after erythrocyte invasion. The ring stages were relatively refractory to heat and recovered completely if returned to 37°C. The mechanism of parasite death was investigated for evidence of an apoptosis-like pathway in cells treated with 40°C, chloroquine, and staurosporine. Lack of typical physiological hallmarks, namely, caspase activation, characteristic mitochondrial membrane potential changes, and DNA degradation as indicated by DNA laddering, eliminated ‘classical’, apoptosis as a mechanism of parasite death. Parasites dying under the influence of 40°C, staurosporine, and chloroquine initially appeared pyknotic in light and electron microscopy, as in apoptosis, but eventual swelling and lysis of the food vacuole membrane led to secondary necrosis. Initially, chloroquine did induce DNA laddering, but it was later attributed to occult white blood cell contamination. While not apoptosis, the results do not rule out other forms of temperature-induced programmed cell death.
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DiTommaso, Antonio. "Effect of the fungal pathogen, Colletotrichum coccodes (Wallr.) Hughes, on growth, reproduction and competitive ability of velvetleaf (Abutilon theophrasti Medik.)." Thesis, McGill University, 1995. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=29012.
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Field and growth bench experiments were performed to assess the effect of a selective fungal pathogen of Abutilon theophrasti (velvetleaf) on various aspects of intra- and interspecific competition between this vigorous agricultural weed and soybean (Glycine max). In the absence of the foliar pathogen, Colletotrichum coccodes, A. theophrasti and soybean responded differently to the presence of conspecies or to individuals of the other species. In pure stand, the deleterious effects of intraspecific competition on reproductive output were substantially greater for A. theophrasti than for soybean, especially at lower monoculture densities. In mixtures, however, A. theophrasti reproductive performance was markedly higher than at equivalent monoculture densities, particularly at the lower mixture densities. Soybean reproduction at these lower mixture densities (10 to 20 plants m$ sp{-2}$) was severely curtailed compared with reproductive output at equivalent pure stand densities. A. theophrasti reproductive output was limited more by the presence of conspecies than by the presence of soybean, whereas the opposite trend was observed for soybean. In pure stand, application of C. coccodes had limited impact on either A. theophrasti or soybean yield. However, application of the fungal pathogen in A. theophrasti monocultures caused significant (30-44%) aboveground biomass reductions within five weeks of inoculation, in two of the three years in one field study. Eight weeks following C. coccodes inoculation, A. theophrasti biomass within inoculated monoculture plots did not differ significantly from biomass within uninoculated control plots, although height hierarchies were significantly more developed. In mixtures, C. coccodes applications caused reductions in A. theophrasti growth and reproduction when provided with an adequate dew period. Alternatively, soybean yield losses within inoculated mixture plots were generally lower than for uninoculated control plots, althoug
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Gaongalelwe, Motlhasedi Olebile. "Effect of delayed sowing and increased crop density on weed emergence and competition with wheat." Title page, table of contents and abstract only, 2002. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09AFM/09afmg2118.pdf.
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Vu, Duy Hoang [Verfasser], and Folkard [Akademischer Betreuer] Asch. "Effects of temperature and vapor pressure deficit on genotypic responses to nitrogen nutrition and weed competition in lowland rice / Duy Hoang Vu ; Betreuer: Folkard Asch." Hohenheim : Kommunikations-, Informations- und Medienzentrum der Universität Hohenheim, 2021. http://d-nb.info/1240761198/34.
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Hankins, S. D. "The effect of precipitation on the performance of foliage-applied herbicides for the control of broad-leaved weeds." Thesis, University of Oxford, 1987. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.379852.
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Kirca, Onder. "Temperature Effect On Calcium Aluminate Cement Based Composite Binders." Phd thesis, METU, 2006. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12607454/index.pdf.
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In calcium aluminate cement (CAC) systems the hydration process is different than portland cement (PC) systems. The hydration products of CAC are subjected to conversion depending on temperature, moisture, water-cement ratio, cement content, etc. Consequently, strength of CAC system can be seriously reduced. However, presence of other inorganic binders or additives may alter the hydration process and improve various properties of CAC based composites.
The objective of this study is to investigate the temperature effect on the behaviour of CAC based composite binders. Throughout this research, several combinations of CAC-PC, CAC-gypsum, CAC-lime, CAC-ground granulated blast furnace slag (CAC-GGBFS) were studied. These CAC based composite binders were subjected to seven different curing regimes and their strength developments were investigated up to 210 days. In addition, the mechanism of strength development was examined by XRD analyses performed at 28 and 210 days. Finally, some empirical relationships between strength-time-curing temperatures were formulated.
Experimental results revealed that the increase in ambient temperature resulted in an increase in the rate of conversion, thereby causing drastic strength reduction, particularly in pure CAC mix. It has been observed that inclusion of small amount of PC, lime, and gypsum in CAC did not induce conversion-free CAC binary systems, rather they resulted in faster conversion by enabling rapid formation of stable C3AH6 instead of metastable, high strength inducing CAH10 and C2AH8. On the other hand, in CAC-GGBFS mixes, the formation of stable straetlingite (C2ASH8) instead of calcium aluminate hydrates hindered the conversion reactions. Therefore, CAC-GGBFS mixes, where GGBFS ratio was over 40%, did not exhibit strength loss due to conversion reactions that occurred in pure CAC systems.
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Calmunger, Mattias. "Effect of temperature on mechanical response of austenitic materials." Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Konstruktionsmaterial, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-73748.
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Global increase in energy consumption and global warming require more energy production but less CO2emission. Increase in efficiency of energy production is an effective way for this purpose. This can be reached by increasing boiler temperature and pressure in a biomass power plant. By increasing material temperature 50°C, the efficiency in biomass power plants can be increased significantly and the CO2emission can be greatly reduced. However, the materials used for future biomass power plants with higher temperature require improved properties. Austenitic stainless steels are used in most biomass power plants. In austenitic stainless steels a phenomenon called dynamic strain aging (DSA), can occur in the operating temperature range for biomass power plants. DSA is an effect of interaction between moving dislocations and solute atoms and occurs during deformation at certain temperatures. An investigation of DSA influences on ductility in austenitic stainless steels and nickel base alloys have been done. Tensile tests at room temperature up to 700°C and scanning electron microscope investigations have been used. Tensile tests revealed that ductility increases with increased temperature for some materials when for others the ductility decreases. This is, probably due to formation of twins. Increased stacking fault energy (SFE) gives increased amount of twins and high nickel content gives a higher SFE. Deformation mechanisms observed in the microstructure are glide bands (or deformations band), twins, dislocation cells and shear bands. Damage due to DSA can probably be related to intersection between glide bands or twins, see figure 6 a). Broken particles and voids are damage mechanisms observed in the microstructure.
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Naperalsky, Michael E. "Effect of post-exercise environmental temperature on glycogen resynthesis." The University of Montana, 2009. http://etd.lib.umt.edu/theses/available/etd-06052009-115319/.
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Hotter environments can often alter the normal exercises responses of metabolism and work performance compared to exercise in a more neutral condition. The goal of this study was to determine the effects of a hot (H) and room temperature (RT) environment on glycogen resynthesis during recovery from exercise. Recreationally active males (n = 9) completed two trials, each with 60-min of cycling exercise at 60% of maximum watts in a temperature-controlled chamber (32.6°C), followed by 4 hours of recovery at the same temperature (H) or 22.2°C (RT). Subjects were fed a carbohydrate beverage (1.8 g/kg bodyweight) at 0 and 2 hours post-exercise. Muscle biopsies were taken from the vastus lateralis at 0, 2, and 4 hours post-exercise for analysis of muscle glycogen. Blood samples were collected at 0, 30, 60, 120, 150, 180, and 240 minutes of recovery for glucose and insulin analysis. Ambient and core temperatures were monitored for the duration of the trial. Expired gas was collected prior to 2- and 4-hour biopsies for calculation of whole-body carbohydrate (CHO) oxidation. Glycogen, core temperature, CHO oxidation, and blood marker values were analyzed using two-way ANOVA with repeated measures. Average core temperature was significantly higher in H compared to RT (38.1°C ± 0.01° vs. 37.9°C ± 0.08°, p<0.05) during recovery. Glycogen was not different at 0 and 2 hours post-exercise. However, at 4 hours post-exercise muscle glycogen was significantly higher in RT vs. H (105 ± 28 vs. 88 ± 24 mmolkg-1 wet weight, respectively). Blood glucose levels were similar between H and RT for the first two hours, but showed lower values (p<0.05) in RT compared to H at time points 150, 180, and 240 minutes post-exercise. CHO oxidation during recovery was higher in H compared to RT (0.36 ± 0.04 g/min vs. 0.22 ± 0.03 g/min, respectively, p<0.05), with greater CHO oxidation at 4-hours post-exercise in both trials. Glycogen resynthesis during recovery is impaired in a hot environment, likely due to increased oxidation of CHO instead of synthesis.
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Salinas, Rodríguez Armando. "Effect of temperature on texture development in zirconium alloys." Thesis, McGill University, 1988. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=75850.
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A theoretical and experimental study is presented of texture evolution in hcp zirconium deformed at high temperatures. It is shown that, within the temperature range in which nuclear components are fabricated, the development of crystallographic texture is controlled by the simultaneous activation of $ langle$a$ rangle$ and $ langle$c + a$ rangle$ slip. This is demonstrated by experiments on Zr-2.5 Nb and unalloyed Zr deformed along three of the four elementary strain paths: axisymmetric elongation and compression and pure shear. Further experimental work on the axisymmetric deformation of unalloyed Zr and Zr-20 Nb shows that the influence of the bcc $ beta$-Zr phase present in Zr-2.5 Nb at the temperatures of interest is not due to the formation of crystallographic textures in this phase.Texture evolution modelling was implemented for the case of polycrystalline hcp metals by making use of the duality principle between the generalized Taylor and Bishop-Hill theories of polycrystal plasticity and with the help of linear programming. The high temperature experimental textures for the three elementary strain paths mentioned above were successfully predicted using the relaxed constraint theory. It is shown that, for the cases of pure shear and compression, the so-called pancake version of this approach gives a better approximation to the observed textures than the full constraint calculations. For axisymmetric elongation, the curling version of the relaxed constraint model gives the best results.
By the analysis of slip activity maps, it is shown that the limitations of the full constraint model reside in the high activity level for $ langle$c + a$ rangle$ slip associated with this approach. When the relaxed constraint model is applied, the activity level of $ langle$c + a$ rangle$ slip is considerably reduced, leading to much better agreement of the predicted textures with the experimental results. The full constraint model is also applied to simulate texture evolution in $ alpha$-Zr deformed in simple shear at room temperature. It is demonstrated that the level of agreement is at least as good as that obtained when full constraint calculations were carried out. Finally, a high temperature texture rosette is proposed for prediction of the textures developed during tube forming operations for Zr alloy nuclear components. (Abstract shortened with permission of author.)
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Williams, W. "The effect of time and temperature on magnetic remanence." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 1986. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.382523.
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Caunce, Maria. "The effect of age upon temperature regulation in humans." Thesis, Queen Mary, University of London, 2003. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.410037.
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Su, Yu Chu Joan. "The effect of interfacial phenomena on high temperature processes." Thesis, Imperial College London, 2006. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.423096.
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Graham, Phillip William. "The effect of temperature on Plodia - natural enemy interactions." Thesis, University of Liverpool, 2004. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.414743.
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Perconte, David. "Proximity effect between a high temperature superconductor and graphene." Electronic Thesis or Diss., Sorbonne université, 2018. https://accesdistant.sorbonne-universite.fr/login?url=https://theses-intra.sorbonne-universite.fr/2018SORUS119.pdf.
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Nous avons fabriqué des jonctions YBCO graphène, nous avons étudié dans un premier temps le transport électronique à l'interface entre ces deux matériaux ainsi que le mécanisme - la réflexion d'Andreev - par lequel un courant porté par des électrons est transformé en courant par des paires de Cooper. Nous avons observé des interférences électroniques en fonction du niveau de dopage du graphène. Ces interférences correspondent au tunneling de Klein d'électrons normaux quand l'énergie de ces électrons dépassent le gap supraconducteur. A plus basse énergie, ce sont les paires de Cooper qui passent la barrière par effet tunnel de Klein. Dans un deuxième temps, nous avons fabriqué des jonctions YBCO graphène dont la taille est comparable à la longueur de cohérence du graphène. Nous avons observé d'une part un comportement tunnel de la conductance dans le cas où l'interface graphène YBCO est sale. Dans le cas où l'interface YBCO graphène est propre, nous avons observé des oscillations de la conductance de la jonction en fonction de la tension de biais ainsi que de la tension de grille. Ces oscillations semblent provenir d'interférences électroniques dans le canal de graphène entre les électrodes supraconductrices. Enfin, nous présentons une nouvelle méthode de fabrication de jonction phi à base de BSCCOWe have fabricated YBCO graphene junction. We studied the electronical transport at the interface between these two materials as well as the mechanism - the Andreev reflexion- by which a current carried by electrons is transformed into a current carried by Cooper pairs. We observed electronic interferences as a function of graphene doping. This modulation comes from the presence of a potential barrier at the interface between YBCO and graphene in which the particles are circulating before being transmitted or reflected. These interferences correspond to Klein tunneling of normal electrons when their energy is higher than the superconducting gap. At lower energy, Cooper pairs can traverse the barrier by Klein tunneling. We later fabricated YBCO graphene junctions which size is comparable to the graphene coherence length. We observed tunnel conductance when the interface between graphene and YBCO is opaque. In the case when the interface is transparent, we observed oscillations of the junction conductance as a function of the bias voltage and of the gate voltage. These oscillations seem to originate from electronic interferences inside the graphene channel between the superconducting electrodes. We also propose an experimental method to fabricate phi junction based on BSCCO
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Lin, Muh-Ren. "Experimental Investigation of Temperature Effect on Uniaxial Tensile Test." The Ohio State University, 1986. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1392371542.
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Lin, Muh-ren. "Experimental investigation of temperature effect on uniaxial tensile test /." The Ohio State University, 1986. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1487266011224679.
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Hagberg, William. "Temperature effect on insert tool life in dry machining." Thesis, Luleå tekniska universitet, Institutionen för teknikvetenskap och matematik, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-83933.
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This thesis work researched the temperature effects the insert tool life. This was examined through physical laboratory testing with designed milling tools and temperature simulations in ANSYS. The designed milling tools altered the temperature in the insert through external parameters like design and material. Three milling tools were used in total: A milling tool created in an copper alloy that cools the inserts, a milling tool created in the material idun that increases the temperature in the inserts, and the milling tool Coro Mill 245 that was used as a reference. These tools were tested with two inserts, insert 1130 with a coating of PVD, and insert 4330 which has a coating of CVD. The idun milling tool and the reference milling tool was already designed, but the copper milling tool was designed during the thesis work. The designed copper milling tool implemented a heat sink to cool the milling tool with convection and was manufactured in a copper alloy with high strength. The copper milling tool was 20 $\%$ colder than the reference milling tool when comparing the maximum temperature of the insert. Through testing in dry milling of the three milling tools with different inserts and a simulation in ANSYS of the temperature development, the conclusion was that insert 4330 had crater wear which increased with increased temperature. This crater wear can be the main factor in the insert tool life.
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Elvin, Malin. "The effect of humidity and temperature on paper properties." Thesis, Mälardalens högskola, Akademin för innovation, design och teknik, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-54905.
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The study was performed at Billerudkorsnäs at the section Box Lab which offers knowledge and solutions for packaging. Paper that can be used to create packaging interacts with the surrounding environment, but has only been tested for a few climates. This thesis aims to investigate more climates and see how paper is affected by humidity and temperature and try to determine the cause of the results. The methods used to measure this was primary tensile test and moisture content analysis but also a test to evaluate creep was performed in climates with high humidity. From this, the mechanical properties of the paper were calculated. The test was performed in a climate chamber and the choice of methods was limited by what could be performed in the climate chamber. The materials tested were chosen to give a good representation of what is commonly used in the containerboard business. The climates for testing were selected from the ability of the climate chamber as well as interesting climates for the company. The results show that the papers are weakest at high RH, but the results indicate that the temperature solely impacts the properties of the paper. The highest moisture content does not necessarily mean the lowest value for a chosen property. The causes for the results are not clear since the patterns found are not bound to a certain quality but rather to paper in general. Therefore, more research on the area is suggested to try to determine what causes the material to react to temperature.
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Huang, Yan. "Temperature dependent hall effect studies of GaN on sapphire /." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2002. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B42577068.
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Bokotomba, Ndongo Fyfy. "The effect of temperature on the feeding and development of Neochetina eichhorniae weevil larvae on water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes)." Thesis, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10539/23564.
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A dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Science, University of the Witwatersrand, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science. Johannesburg, March 2017.Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) is an example of an alien invasive plant, threatening ecosystems around the world. Taking into consideration all the negative impacts caused by the proliferation of water hyacinth, many control measures have been implemented to manage this weed. These include mechanical control, chemical control and biological control. But in recent years, the focus has shifted towards natural enemies for control (biological control) of water hyacinth because they have many advantages for environmental safety. However, in South Africa, success is limited in most parts of the country. Factors affecting the success of biological control of water hyacinth in South Africa have been attributed in part to weather conditions. Therefore, further studies and other strategies are needed to reinforce the biological control of water hyacinth. This is why this research investigated the influences of temperature on Neochetina eichhorniae larvae feeding and development on water hyacinth, to contribute to the future management of water hyacinth biological control. To measure the effect of temperature on the feeding and development of Neochetina eichhorniae larva, experiments were conducted at four fixed temperatures (15 °C, 20 °C, 25 °C, and 30 °C). Larval feeding is expected to be greater and the development faster at warm temperatures compared with cold temperatures. The results of this study confirmed that, both feeding and larval development increased with an increase in temperature. The highest larval feeding damage was recorded at 30°C and the lowest at 15°C. Similar to the feeding of larvae, warmer temperatures were more favourable to the growth of larvae than cold temperatures; all larvae found at 30°C were in their third instars (with 0.72 mm being the biggest headwidth found) while all larvae at 15°C were in the first instars (with 0.28 mm being the smallest headwidth found). Even if the optimal temperature for larval performance took place at 30 °C (with a high amount of biomass removal), it was at 25 °C that the larvae had a larger effect on the growth of water hyacinth. Larval feeding damage reduced the growth of water hyacinth by 30 % at 25 °C and only affected 24 % of water hyacinth growth at iv 30 °C. Therefore, for the biocontrol of water hyacinth, the ideal temperature to slow the progression of the weed will be recommended at between 25- 30 °C.
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King, Anthony Michael. "The effect of temperature on biological control of water hyacinth, Eichhornia crassipes (Pontederiaceae) in South Africa." Thesis, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10539/11066.
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MSc., Faculty of Science, University of the Witwatersrand, 2011The behaviour and physiology of every insect, during all developmental stages, is largely determined by temperature. Metabolic rate, flight activity, nutrition, growth rate, oviposition and longevity can all be correlated to temperature. Consequently, insect development occurs within a definite temperature range which can be experimentally determined. This serves as a basis from which models that estimate insect growth, development and reproduction can be formulated. Such studies on temperature-dependent development are therefore important for understanding predator-prey relationships and insect population dynamics relevant in epidemiology, pest management and biological control of weeds and insect pests. The biological control of water hyacinth, Eichhornia crassipes (Pontederiaceae), in South Africa currently relies on six established agents. However, the results of this programme do not compare well with the achievements made elsewhere. This has been attributed to a number of constraining factors, chief among which is a wide variety of climatic regions, low minimum temperatures and a high incidence of frosting which slows the build-up of natural enemy populations. This research verified and augmented the thermal tolerance data available for three of South Africa’s more efficacious agents used against water hyacinth, namely Neochetina eichhorniae, N. bruchi (Curculionidae) and Eccritotarsus catarinensis (Miridae). Using these data, plant productivity and insect activity was modelled against fine-scale temperature data incorporating three distinct microclimates from 14 field sites distributed throughout South Africa’s climatic regions. Water hyacinth and its natural enemies were found to be negatively affected by low average temperatures. However, the relative consequences for each species at a population level were quite different. Similar thresholds for development, close to 10°C, meant that periods available for growth in areas where temperature is limiting were roughly the same for both plant and insects. Nevertheless, although plant growth largely ceased each winter and aerial parts were often extensively damaged from frost, low temperatures rarely led to significant plant mortality. By contrast, reduced insect recruitment coupled with a high susceptibility to cold- and frost-induced mortality of all life-history stages, pushed insect populations into winter bottlenecks and even caused local extinctions. The ability to overwinter effectively appears to the primary cause for limited control in colder regions. Surviving post-winter insect populations were therefore small, inflicted minimal damage due to reduced feeding rates, and were generally asynchronous with the recovery of water hyacinth. This asynchronous development translated into a lag period of roughly 42 days between the onset of water hyacinth growth and the time at which the plant was subjected to meaningful herbivory. Free from early season herbivory, coupled with the fact that vegetative reproduction continued through winter, water hyacinth populations were able to quickly recover and outpaced the detrimental affects caused by insect feeding well into the growth season. The implications for supplementary management strategies are also discussed in light of these outcomes.