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Leaf Anatomy
The photosynthetic patterns C3 and C4 are a fundamental characteristic of variation within plants, with importance both at the level of biomes and... -
Measurements of Leaf Gas-Exchange Parameters Using Portable CIRAS-3 Infrared Gas Analyzer, with a Parkinson Leaf Chamber (PLC6)
Ranges of portable systems to measure leaf gas-exchange parameters are available. They allow real-time measurements of the photosynthesis rate (A),... -
Numerical Study on the Effect of Blade Trailing Edge Filing on Performance and Unsteady Pressure Pulsation in Low Specific Speed Centrifugal Pump
PurposeThe change of blade trailing edge shape will affect the wake structure of impeller outflow, which has a significant impact on pressure...
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Application of Pressure-Sensitive Paint Measurement Technology in Pressure Measurement of Cascade Blade Surface
As a contactless, high-resolution flow visualization technology, pressure sensitive paint (PSP) measurement technology has the problems of limited... -
An Aerator Impeller Inspired by Eagle Leaf Tips for Improved Energy Efficiency
Aerators are extensively utilized in wastewater treatment applications; however, they encounter challenges, such as high energy consumption, which...
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Extracting Graphs from Plant Leaf Venations Using Image Processing
Leaf venation is an important characteristic of plant species that can lead to the identification of a plant. The study of leaf venation is laborious... -
Artificial defoliation soon after full leaf expansion leads to reduced shoot hydraulic conductance but constant leaf-specific conductivity in Fagus crenata Blume
Key messageHydraulic architecture and conductivity of current-year shoots of Japanese beech trees are closely related to the leaf area soon after...
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Mechanodetection of neighbor plants elicits adaptive leaf movements through calcium dynamics
Plants detect their neighbors via various cues, including reflected light and touching of leaf tips, which elicit upward leaf movement (hyponasty)....
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Leaf form diversity and evolution: a never-ending story in plant biology
Leaf form can vary at different levels, such as inter/intraspecies, and diverse leaf shapes reflect their remarkable ability to adapt to various...
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Modeling bulk modulus of abrasive cloth wheel and polished surface roughness for polishing blade with abrasive cloth wheel
The blisk surface roughness has a significant impact on its fatigue strength and service life. It is very meaningful to study the influence factors...
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Variations in the Leaf Angles of Different Rice Cultivars in Response to Nutrient Deficiencies
Leaf angle is an important agricultural trait of cereal crops because leaf inclination influences light interception, photosynthetic availability,...
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HairNet2: deep learning to quantify cotton leaf hairiness, a complex genetic and environmental trait
BackgroundCotton accounts for 80% of the global natural fibre production. Its leaf hairiness affects insect resistance, fibre yield, and economic...
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Multi-objective optimum design of propellers using the blade element theory and evolutionary algorithms
A multi-objective optimum design of propellers is presented. Traditionally, the definition of propellers is done by choosing models that already...
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Leaf-Based Plant Disease Detection Using Intelligent Techniques—A Comprehensive Survey
Plant disease is the root cause of loss in farming and economy. To find and identify diseases in plants by physical visual inspection or laboratory... -
Rapid warning of wind turbine blade icing based on MIV-tSNE-RNN
A fast early warning algorithm for wind turbine blade icing based on a RNN model is proposed. Through wind turbine blade history data and labels as...
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A newly identified glycosyltransferase AsRCOM provides resistance to purple curl leaf disease in agave
BackgroundPurple curl leaf disease brings a significant threat to the development of agave industry, the underlying mechanism of disease-resistant Aga...
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Aerodynamics and Blade Design
The aerodynamics of wind turbines as a quantitative description of the flow around parts of a or entire wind turbines or even wind farms is presented... -
Mulberry Breeding for Higher Leaf Productivity
Mulberry (Morus spp. L.) is the sole food plant for mulberry silkworm (Bombyx mori L). It is a perennial, heterozygous, fast growing and hardy plant... -
Newly found leaf arrangement to reduce self-shading within a crown in Japanese monoaxial tree species
A newly found leaf arrangement to reduce self-shading was observed in a Japanese warm-temperate forest. For monoaxial trees that deploy leaves...