Contrasting yield responses at varying levels of shade suggest different suitability of crops for dual land-use systems: a meta-analysis

M Laub, L Pataczek, A Feuerbacher, S Zikeli… - Agronomy for …, 2022 - Springer
Despite the large body of research surrounding crop growth parameters, there is still a lack
of systematic assessments on how harvestable yields of different crop types respond to …

Morphological plant modeling: unleashing geometric and topological potential within the plant sciences

A Bucksch, A Atta-Boateng, AF Azihou… - Frontiers in plant …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
The geometries and topologies of leaves, flowers, roots, shoots, and their arrangements
have fascinated plant biologists and mathematicians alike. As such, plant morphology is …

Design and evaluation of an agrivoltaic system for a pear orchard

B Willockx, T Reher, C Lavaert, B Herteleer… - Applied Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Agrivoltaic systems are mostly deployed on arable farm land. An interesting application of
agrivoltaics for permanent farming such as pear orchards, is in replacing the protective …

[HTML][HTML] Berry shade tolerance for agrivoltaics systems: A meta-analysis

MI Hermelink, B Maestrini, FJ de Ruijter - Scientia Horticulturae, 2024 - Elsevier
Agrivoltaics, ie the placement of photovoltaic panels above crops, can contribute to more
sustainable energy and food systems. However, the current large knowledge gap on crop …

Climatic niche shift of an invasive shrub (Ulex europaeus): a global scale comparison in native and introduced regions

M Christina, F Limbada, A Atlan - Journal of Plant Ecology, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Aims Invasive species, which recently expanded, may help understand how climatic niche
can shift at the time scale of the current global change. Here, we address the climatic niche …

Digital Morphometrics of Two North American Grapevines (Vitis: Vitaceae) Quantifies Leaf Variation between Species, within Species, and among Individuals

LL Klein, M Caito, C Chapnick, C Kitchen… - Frontiers in plant …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Recent studies have demonstrated that grapevine (Vitis spp.) leaf shape can be quantified
using digital approaches which indicate phylogenetic signal in leaf shape, discernible …

A mini-review on the impact of common gorse in its introduced ranges

HSSD Galappaththi, WAPP de Silva… - Tropical Ecology, 2023 - Springer
It is indisputable that invasive plant species strongly impact the ecosystems they invade.
Many of such impacts can be negative and threaten the local species through competition …

The patterns of male and female flowers in flowering stage may not be optimal resource allocation for fruit and seed growth

L Gao, G Yu, F Hu, Z Li, W Li, C Peng - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Changes in the proportions of male and female flowers in monoecious plants in response to
external environmental conditions are directly related to the reproductive fitness of plants …

Decrease in wind stress leads to an increase in the above ground morphology and number of seeds of an invasive alien species, Bidens pilosa (Asteraceae)

M Shiba, N Kobayashi, S Harada… - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2024 - frontiersin.org
We conducted comparative analyses using an open-top chamber (OTC) to reduce wind
stress to clarify the impact of decreased wind stress on the invasive species Bidens pilosa …

Fruit Crop Species with Agrivoltaic Systems: A Critical Review

A Magarelli, A Mazzeo, G Ferrara - Agronomy, 2024 - mdpi.com
As the world seeks alternatives to fossil fuels, agrivoltaics offer a promising solution by
integrating solar panels with farming practices. This review examines three key agrivoltaic …