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ARTIFICIAL CLIMATE Appleton, J., 1973. Summer tunnel lettuce crops are the best to date. Grower, 80(6): 257. Basiaux, P., Deltour, J. and Nisen, A., 1973. Effect of diffusion properties of greenhouse covers on the light balance in the shelters. Agric. Meteorol., 11(3):357--372. Bradley, M. R., 1973. Cold cropping of tunnels in winter. Grower, 80(11):482--484. Dragan, G., 1970. Contributions to the technology of lucerne hay production by cold-air ventilation. Lucrari Stiint., Inst. Agron. Ion Ionescu, Iasi, 1970:307--315 (in Rumanian). Fretz, T. A., 1972. Media temperatures in nursery containers. Georgia Univ. Coll. Agric. Exp. Sta., Res. Rep., 121:15 pp. Garzoli, K. and Blackwell, J., 1973. The response of a glasshouse to high solar radiation and ambient temperature. J. Agric. Eng. Res., 18(3):205--216. Germing, G. H., 1972. Some technical aspects of plant illumination. Bedrijfsontwikkeling, 3(12):1155--1160 (in Dutch). Hammer, P. A., and Langhams, R. W., 1972. Experimental design considerations for growth chamber studies. Hort. Sci., 7(5):481--483. Hintze, S., 1972. Plastic film for green pickling cucumbers. Lantbr. hogskol. Meddel., A, 173 : 16 (in Swedish). Hoydahl, H. S., 1967. Net dry-matter production of salad plants under field conditions and various kinds of plastic cover. Wetter Leben, 19:13--27 (in German). Krause, W., 1973. The Finns claim their timber tunnels have many advantages over glass. Grower, 80(6): 263--264. Lacroix, L. J., Westaway, S. J. and Ferguson, A. C., 1971. Some plant growth effects under infra-red heating in greenhouses. Hort. Sci., 6(6): 546--547 Maher, M. J. and O'Flaherty, T., 1973. An analysis of greenhouse climate. J. Agric. Eng. Res., 18(3):197--204. Mor, I., 1970. Factors to be considered in the ventilation of greenhouses in the morning. Hassadeh, 50(11):1351--1353 (in Hebrew). Nieuwhof, B. J., 1972. Earlier harvests with white plastic mulch. Groenten Fruit, 28(14): 667 (in Dutch). O'Flaherty, T., Gaffney, B. J. and Walsh, J. A., 1973. Analysis of the temperature control characteristics of heated glasshouses using an analogue computer. J. Agric. Eng. Res., 18(2): 117--132. Soribe, F. I. and Curry, R: B., 1973. Simulation of lettuce growth in an air-supported plastic greenhouse. J. Agric. Eng. Res., 18(2):133--140. Spice, R., 1973. The expanding market for horticultural plastics is leading to improved films. Grower, 80(6):268--269. Stanhill, G., Fuchs, M., Bakker, J. and Moreshet, S., 1973. The radiation balance of a glasshouse rose crop. Agric. Meteorol., 11( 3 ): 385--404. Stene, J., 1972. Watering and misting in the glasshouse. Gartneryrket, 62(18):361--368 (in Norwegian).

282 Vissia, R., 1972. Economics of plant illumination. Bedrijfsontwikkeling, 3( 12 ): 1147--1153 (in Dutch).

CEREAL CROPS Allmaras, R. R., Nelson, W. W. and Hallauer, E. A., 1972. Fall versus spring plowing and related soil heat balance in the western corn belt. Tech. Bull., Agric. Exp. Sta., Univ. Minnesota, 283:22 pp. Aspiazu, C. and Shaw, R. H., 1972. Comparison of several methods of growing-degree-unit calculations for corn. Iowa State J. Sci., 46(4):435--442. Buckle, J. A., 1972. Temperature effect on maize emergence. Rhodesian Agric. J., 69(5): 90. Caddel, J. L. and Weibel, D. E., 1972. Photoperiodism in sorghum. Agron. J., 64(4):473-476. Dancette, C., 1973. Check with a neutron hygrometer of the moisture supply to a crop of Souna millet during two very different winters. W.M.O. Publ., 340:68--89 (in French). Degtjareva, G. V., 1973. Forecasting the yield capacity of spring wheat before its sowing based on inertial factors. Glav. Uprav. Gidrometeorol. Sluz., Leningr., Meteorol. Gidrol., 4:77--84 (in Russian). Goisa, N. I. and Kovtun, I. I., 1971. Increases in accumulation of above-ground biomass by winter wheat in relation to the amount of photosynthetically active radiation absorbed during the autumn. Byull. Mironovsk. Inst. Selekt. Semenovodstva Pshenitsy, 2:55--58 (in Russian). Hashemi, F., 1973. Predicting the Wheat Yield of Iran from Weather Data. Iranian Meteorol. Dept., 38 pp. Hitlel, D. and Guron, Y., 1973. Relation between evapotranspiration rate and maize yield. Water Resour. Res., 9:743--748. Ivanova-Zubkova,N. Z., 1973. Meteorological conditions of the vegetation period as they affect the development condition and yield of millet. Gidrometeorol. Nauch.-Issl. Centr. S.S.S.R., 111:45--51 (in Russian). Johnson, J. A., 1972. Wheat cultivars, environment and bread-baking quality. Cereal Sci. Today, 17(10):323--326. Kabrt, B., 1971. The ecological determination of the height of winter wheat plants. Rostl. Vyroba, 17(11/12): 1213--1222 (in Slovak). Kail, R. M., Kolp, B. J. and Bohenenblust, K. E., 1972. Influence of temperature on crown depth development of winter barley. Crop Sci., 12(6):872--874. Kiriliceva, K. V., 1973. Agrometeorological conditions and the magnitude of productive elements in the sowing and formative period as they affect the spring wheat harvest. Gidrometeorol. Nauch.-Issl. Centr. S.S.S.R., Leningr., 111:3--20 (in Russian). Kogan, F. N., 1973. Improving the forecast of mean regional crop,capacity for spring wheat in western Siberia in relation to the weather conditions prevailing during the harvest period. Gidrometeorol. Nauch.-Issl. Centr. S.S.S.R., Leningr., 111:59--67 (in Russian). Lannon, J. and Raze, A., 1973. Maize and climate. Centr. Meteorol. Reg. Ouest, Rennes, 22 pp. (in French). Maurinya, Kh. A., 1972. Effect of temperature on maize development. Uch. Zap. Latviiskogo Univ., 161:19--31 (in Russian). Mescaninova, N. B., and Koval, V. S., 1973. The rate of depletion of soil moisture reserves in various inter-phase periods, for spring wheat under irrigation. Gidrometeorol. Nauch.Issl. Centr. S.S.S.R., Leningr., 111:98--104 (in Russian). Miiller, W. and Riickenbauer, P., 1973. Investigations into the meteorological influence on the increase of dry matter and the length of stems of spring barley and winter wheat in

283 the Pannonian climate. Arch. Meteorol. Geophys. Bioklimatol., 21B:77--98 (in German). Myrhe, D. L. and Sanford, J. O., 1972. Soil surface roughness and straw mulch for maximum beneficial use of rainfall by corn on a blackland soil. Soil Sci., 114(5):373--379. Plucik, S. L., 1973. The relationship between the duration of the formative period and the wax-ripeness of spring wheat and the agrometeorological conditions. Gidrometeorol. Nauch-Issl. Centr. S.S.S.R., Leningr., 111 : 129--133 (in Russian). Rabey, G. G. and Allison, J. C. S., 1972, Comparative growth and yield of maize and sunflower. Rhodesian J. Agric. Res., 10(1):105--108. Reinhardt, H., 1971. Influence of soil and climate on yield reliability and yield level in maize. Bayer. Landwirtsch. Jhrb., 48(3):306--327 (in German). Savitska, N. N., 1972. Effect of water content in barley-leaf tissues on nitrogen metabolism. Fiziol. Rast., 19(4):776--780 (in Russian). Sinitsyna, N. I. and Chan, D., 1972. The temperature conditions for growth of rice in S. Ukraine. Meteorol., Klimatol. Gidrol., Mehzved. Nauch. Sb., 8:83--87 (in Russian). Smetanin, A. P. and Volkova, N. P., 1972. Dependence of spikelet sterility in rice on low temperatures during flowering. Tr. Vses. Inst. Risa, 2:8--15 (in Russian). Smith, L. P., Cochrane, J. and Bailey, V., 1973. Estimation of wheat and barley acreages in England by reference to the weather of the previous summer. Meteorol. Mag., Lond., 102:265--269. Ulanova, E. S., 1973. A method for the agroclimatological regionalisation of conditions determining the yield of winter and spring wheat in the chernozem zone. Gidrometeorol. Nauch-Issl. Centr. S.S.S.R., Leningr., 111:52--58 (in Russian). Vamadevan, V. K. and Dastane, N. G., 1972. Effects of different moisture regimes at various stages of growth on the yield of rice. Riso, 21(4):335--339. Watts, W. R., 1973. Soil temperature and leaf expansion in Zea mays. Exptl. Agric., 9(1): 1--8. Williams, G. D. V., 1973. Estimates of prairie provincial wheat yields based on precipitation and potential evapotranspiration. Can. J. Plant Sci., 53: 17--30. Zeltaja, N. N., 1973. The connection between regional spring barley crop capacity and fundamental meteorological conditions in the different zones of the European S.S.R. Gidrometeorol. Nauch-Issl. Centr. S.S.S.R., Leningr., 111:21--30 (in Russian). CLIMATE AND WEATHER FACTORS Ajtay, A. and Kmetyko, K., 1973. Weather influences on the abundance of maize and potato crops. Idol, Budapest, 77:184--187 (in Hungarian). Alyanskaya, N. S., 1972. Changes in plants in relation to altitude. Byull. Galv. Botan. Sada, 86:25--30 (in Russian). Austin, R. B., 1972. Bulb formation in onions as affected by photoperiod and spectral quality of light. J. Hort. Sci., 47(4):493--504. Barr, W. and Pellett, H., 1972. Effect of soil temperature on growth and development of some wood plants. J. Am. Soc. Hort. Sci., 97(5):632--635. Bernard, E. A., 1973. The importance, needs and difficulties of agricultural meteorology in the semi-arid zone south of the Sahara. W.M.O. Publ., 340:214--225 (in French). Billie, J. C., Lepage, M., Morel, G. and Poupon, H., 1972. Ecological investigation of the Sahel savanna of northern Ferlo, Senegal: description of the region. Terre Vie, 26(3): 332--350 (in French). Bitan, A., Lomas, J., Gat, Z. and Borsuk, Z., 1973. Topographic effects on climatic conditions at Fatsael. Israel Meteorol. Serv. Agrometeorol., Rep., 1 / 7 3 : 3 6 pp. (in Hebrew). Brochet, M. P., 1972. Agrometeorological aids. C.R. Seances Acad. Agric. Fr., 58(15): 1172--1181 (in French).

284 Bunt, A. C., 1972. Effect of season on the carnation, 1. Growth rate. J. Hort. Sci., 47(4): 467--477. Bunting, A. H., 1973. Farming as environmental technology. In: N. Calder (Editor), Nature in the Round. Wedenfeld and Nicolson, London, pp. 48--58. Canneil, R. D. and Finney, J. R., 1973. Effects of direct drilling and reduced cultivation on soil conditions for plant growth. Outlook Agric., 74(4): 184--189. Castiaux, J., 1973. The importance and role of agrometeorological studies in a project of agricultural development. W.M.O. Publ., 340:226--236 (in French). Gatzeflis, J. and Terrettaz, R., 1971. The importance of the intensity of daily rainfall in the Valais. Rev. Suisse Viticult. Arboricult., 3(66):168--170 (in French). Cicasov, G. N., 1973. CharacterisLics of the spring moisture regime in northern Kazahstan. Izv. Vses. Georgr. Obs. Moscow, 105:344--349 (in Russian). De Wiljes, H. G. and Zaat, C. A., 1968. The influence of climate upon the number of weather-working hours in combine harvesting in The Netherlands. Arch. Meteorol. Geophys. Bioklimatol., B.16:105--114. Dimitrov, Z., 1972. Characters of growth of root systems in the early period of development in some agricultural crops in relation to soil moisture. Rast. Nauki, 9(2): 55--62 (in Bulgarian). Ehrlich, P. R., 1972. Weather and regulation of subalpine populations. Ecology, 53(2): 243--247. Franquin, P., 1973, Photoperiodism and cycles of vegetation. W.M.O. Publ., 340:42--44 (in French). Freddes, R. A., 1972. Effects of water and heat on seedling emergence. J. Hydrol., 16: 341--359. (Also: Inst. Land Water Management Res., Wageningen, Tech. Bull., 81: 19 pp.) Gorysina, N. G. and Makarevic, V. N., 1973. The influence of the thermal regime of the soil on the vegetation and productivity of some meadow plants. Glav. Geofys. Obs., Leningr., 306:39--48 (in Russian). Gunn, D. L., 1973. Consequences of cycles in the East African climate. Nature, Lond., 242(5398):457. Hader, F., 1967. The climate and bioclimate of the slopes of mountains. Wetter Leben, 19:269--278 (in German). Harris, R. E., 1972. Farming potential of the Canadian northwest. Can. Dept. Agric. Publ., 1 4 6 6 : 2 6 pp. Hild, J. and Rehnelt, K., 1967. Eco-sociological surveys of the vegetation around the river Altrhein/Dornich. Wetter Leben, 19:155--169 (in German). Jensen, H. E. K., 1972. Light intensity in long days for carnations. Tiddskr. Planteavl, 76(2):156--166. (in Danish). Karschen, R., 1972. Leaf surface/temperature relations in Begonia masoniana and their significance. Ecol. Plant., 7(4):347--356. Kaul, R. N., 1973. An integrated natural resources survey in northern Iraq. Nature Resour., 9(2):13--18. Kramer, C. L. and Holzapfel, E. P., 1973. Air biota of the upper atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean and continental United States. Agric. Meteorol., 12(1 ): 83--94. Kramer, C. L., Wartell, J., and Holzapfel, E. P., 1973. Surface level trapping of air biota on the Pacific Ocean. Agric. Meteorol., 12(1): 49--64. Kronfuss, H., 1972. Comparative microclimatolo~cal measurements at two sub-alpine sites. Mitt. Bundesvers.anstalt Wien, 96 : 159--176 (in German). Lynch, M. R. and Sweet, R. D., 1970. The effect of light intensity and relative humidity on tomato response to diphenamid. In: Abstr. Meet. Weed Sci. Soc. Am., 1970:102. Monteith, J. L,. 1972. Solar radiation and productivity in tropical ecosystems. J. Appl. Ecol., 9(3):747--766. Muller, W., 1972. Two agroclimatological characteristics of the thermal conditions on the Marchfield area. Wetter Leben, 24: 9--16 (in German).

285 Perrier, A., 1973. Atmospheric environment of crops. W.M.O. Publ., 340:134--149 (in French). Plesco, N., Sinik, N. and Loncar, E., 1973. Bioclimatic classification of the south Adriatic region. Zb. Meteorol., Hidrol. Radova, 4:69--76 (in Croatian). Poole, R. T. and Waters, W. E., 1971. Soil temperature and development of cuttings and seedlings of tropical foliage plants. Hort. Sci., 6(5):463--464. Razumova, L. A.(ed.), 1973. Research into agrometeorological forecasting. Gidrometeorol. Nauch.-Issl. Centr. S.S.S.R., Leningr., 1 1 1 : 1 4 4 pp. (in Russian). Rotsettis, J., Quinn, J. A. and Fairbrothers, D. E., 1972. Growth and flowering of D a n t h o n i a sericea populations. Ecology, 53(2):227--234. Singh, N. T. and Dhaliwal, G. S., 1972. Effect of soil temperature on seedling emergence in different crops. Plant Soil, 37(2):441--444. Sinha, S. K., 1972. Crop selection for water use efficiency. Indian Farming, 22(2):62--63. Smith, L. P., 1973. Life in a changing climate. In: N. Calder (Editor), Nature in the Round. Wedenfeld and Nicolson, London, pp. 37--47. Sreenivasan, P. S., 1972. Rainfall and evapotranspiration in relation to crops and cropping pattern. Indian Farming, 22(2):38--42. Wallen, C. C., 1973. Environmental aspects of agricultural meteorology. Agric. Meteorol., 11(3):341--343. Western, and Van Praet, C., 1973. Cyclical changes in the habitat and climate of an East African ecosystem. Nature, U.K., 241(5385):104--106. Winkler, E. and Pregenzer, E., 1970. The dry matter production of permanent prairies as a function of air temperature, irrigation and fertilizers at altitudes of 600 and 900 m. Bodenkultur (C)sterr. Agrarverlag), 21:22--44 (in German). Yao, A. Y. M., 1973. Evaluating climatic limitations for a specific agricultural enterprise. Agric Meteorol, 12(1):65--74. Zuccardi, R. B. and Fadda, G. S., 1972. Arid and semi-arid regions of the Tucuman Province. Edaphic and agronomic characteristics. Rev. Agron. Noroeste Argentino, 9(2):329--345 (in Spanish).

EROSION Charreau, C., 1973. Torrential rain in Senegal. Incidences of erosion. W.M.O. Publ., 340: 170--201 (in French). Elwell, H. A. and Stocking, M. A., 1973. Rainfall parameters for soil loss estimation in a sub-tropical climate. J. Agric. Eng. Res., 18(3):169--178. Faskhutdinov, Sh., Garifullin, A. and Fedorov, V., 1972. Control of soil erosion in orchards. Sadovo dstvo, 10:18 (in Russian ). Gard, L. E. and McKibben, G. E., 1973. "No-till" crop protection proving a most promising conservation measure. Outlook Agric., 7(4):149--154. Olson, T. C. and Wischmeier, W. H., 1963. Soil-erodibility evaluations for soils on the run-off and erosion stations. Proc. Soil Sci. Soc. Am., 27: 590--592. Pasak, V., 1968. Wind and soil erosion. Wetter Leben, 20:243--253 (in German). Uribe, H., 1972. Erosion and soil conservation in coffee and other crops. Cenicafe, 22(1): 1--17 (in Spanish). Wein, R. W. and West, N. E., 1972. Physical microclimates of erosion-control structures in a salt desert area. J. Appl. Ecol., 9(3): 703--719. Young, H. M., 1973. No-tillage farming in the U.S.A.: its profit and potential. Outlook Agric., 7(4):143--148. Young, R. A. and Burwell, R. E., 1972. Prediction of runoff and erosion from natural rainfall using a rainfall simulator. Proc. Sci. Soc. Am., 36(5):827--830.

286 FIELD CROPS Aldon, E. F., 1972. Critical soil moisture levels for field planting fourwing saltbush. J. Range Management, 25(4):311--312. Bennett, O. L., 1972. Effect of slope, inclination and orientation on yield and water use of forage species. Diss. Abstr. Int., B, 32(7):3737. Bennett, O. L., Mathias, E. L. and Henderlong, P. R., 1972. Effects of north- and southfacing slopes on yield of Kentucky bluegrass with variable rate and time of nitrogen application. Agron. J., 64(5):630--635. Blydenstein, J., 1972. Climate and the natural grasslands of South America. Turrialba, 22(3):258--262 (in Spanish). Caddel, J. L. and Weibel, D. E., 1972. Photoperiodism in sorghum. Agron. J., 64(4): 473--476. Cadima, Z. A. and Alvim, P de T., 1972. The effects of drainage on cacao yields. Rev. Theobroma, 2(2): 27--32 (in Spanish). Daubenmire, R., 1972. Annual cycles of soil moisture and temperature as related to grass development in the steppe of eastern Washington. Ecology, 53(3):419--424. Deinum, B., 1971. Climate, nitrogen and grass, 3. Some effects of light intensity on nitrogen metabolism. Neth. J. Agric. Sci., 19(3):184--188. Dragland, S., 1972. Effect of temperature and daylength on growth, bulb formation and bolting in leeks. Meld. Norges Landbr. hogskol., 51(21): 24 pp. Elliott, W. M., 1972. Light-controlled leaf expansion in Alaska peas grown under varied light conditions. Plant Physiol, 49(suppl.):62. Evenson, P. D. and Rumbaugh, M. D., 1972. Influence of mulch on postharvest soil temperatures and subsequent regrowth of alfalfa. Agron. J., 64(2): 154--157. Fedoseev, A. P., 1973. Principles of agrometeorological forecasts of nitrogenous fertilizer efficiency. Glav. Uprav. Gidrometeorol. Sluz., Meteorol., Gidrol., Leningr., 5:86--94 (in Russian). Franquin, P., 1973. The agroclimatology of cotton. W.M.O. Publ., 340:150--157 (in French). Garcia, B. J, and Montoya-Maquin, J. M., 1972. Relationship between the amount of excess water and cacao yield in Turrialba, Costa Rica. Agron. Trop., Venezuela, 22(1): 57--66 (in Spanish). Gardiner, M. J., 1972. An evaluation of the influence of soil characteristics and climate on crop yields, 1. Sugar yields; 2. Influence of temperature. Irish J. Agric. Res., 11(2): 211--217; 219--232. Gulinova, N. V. and Kovaljuk, V. I., 1973. Soil moisture reserves and the regional yield of hay from natural hay-making in the European S.S.R. Gidrometeorol. Nauch-Issl. Centr. S.S.S., Leningr., 111 : 63--75 (in Russian). Hafstra, G., 1972. Response of soybeans to temperature under high light intensities. Can. J. Plant Sci., 52:535--543. Karing, P. H., 1973. The effect of soil climate on the growth of young grass. Glav. Geophys. Obs.,Leningr., 306:26--38 (in Russian). Knapp, R. and Knapp, G., 1967. The humidity and temperature of the air in banana plantations and other crops in Tenerife (Canary Islands). Wetter Leben, 19:231--240 (in German). Koch, D. W., Dotzenko, A. D. and Hinze, G. O., 1972. Influence of three cutting systems on the yield, water use efficiency and forage quality of sainfoin. Agron. J., 64(4): 463--467. Komockaja, L. V., 1973. A method for calculating the industrial stern length, and forecasting the mean regional crop capacity of flax fibre in the main areas of cultivation. Gidrometeorol. Nauch.-Issl. Centr. S.S.R., Leningr., 111:31--37 (in Russian). Kontorscikova, O. M., 1973. the sugar content of beet in relationship to solar radiation and the availability of soil moisture. Gidrometeorol. Nauch.-Issl. Centr. S.S.S.R., Leningr., 111 : 123--128 (in Russian).

287 Loper, G. M. and Lapioli, A. M., 1972. Photoperiodic effects on the emanation of volatiles from alfalfa. Plant Physiol., 49(5):729--732. Mack, A. R., 1973. Soil temperature and moisture conditions in relation to the growth and quality of field peas Can. J. Soil Sci., 53:59--72. Mayer, H. and Walk, O., 1973. Contributions to the meteorology of a grassland area, 2. Surface temperatures and surface heat flux in the drought period. Meteorol. Rundsch. Heidelberg, 26:18--23 (in German). Meriaux, S., 1972. The effect of drought on development, yield and composition of beans. Ann. Agron., 23(5):533--546 (in French). Milkovski, I., Dushev, E. and Nikolov, G., 1971. Effect of water and nutrient regimes on boll formation in cotton. Rast. Nauki, 8(9):77--86 (in Bulgarian). Millar, A. A. and Gardner, W. R., 1972. Effect of the soil and plant water potentials on the dry matter production of snap bean. Agron. J., 64(5):559--562. Morris, R. M., 1972. The rate of water loss from grass samples during hay-type conservation. J. Br. Grassld. Soc., 27(2}:99--105. Nakayama, A. and Sakai, S., 1972. Effect of soil moisture conditions in winter on the growth of young tea plants. Study Tea, 44:1--7 (in Japanese). Osipova, N. I., Karaukhova, V. V. and Muminov, F. A., 1972. Agrometeorological indices of earliness in new wilt-resistant cotton varieties. Tr. Sredneaziats. Region. Gidrometeorol. Inst., 4(85):29--32 (in Russian). Pearson, C. J. and Hunt, L. A., 1972. Effects of temperature on primary growth of alfalfa. Can. J. Plant Sci., 52(6}:1007--1015. Platonova, L. N., 1973. Estimating agrometeorological conditions for mechanised cotton harvesting in the Azerbaydzanskaya S.S.R. Gidrometeorol. Nauch.-Issl. Centr. S.S.R., Leningr., 111:134--139 (in Russian). Rijtema, P. E. and Endrodi, G., 1970. Calculation of production of potatoes. Neth. J. Agric. Sci., 18:26--36. (Also: Inst. Land Water Management Res., Wageningen, Tech. Bull., 7 0 : 1 1 pp.) Roy, M. G., 1972. Heading dates of $24 perennial ryegrass and spring temperatures. J. Br. Grassld. Soc., 27(4): 251--260. Saharova, N. L., 1973. Calculating the reserves of productive water present under potatoes in the European S.S.R., taking account of the mechanical condition of the soil. Gidrometeorol. Nauch.-Issl. Centr. S.S.S.R., Leningr., 111:92--97 (in Russian). Savory, R., 1972. Pasture improvement in Malawi; the introduction of legumes into various soil-climate-management ecosystems. Proc. Grassld. Soc. Afr., 7:87--92. Smith, D., 1972. Effects of day--night temperature regimes on growth and morphological development of timothy plants derived from winter and summer tillers. J. Br. Grassld. Soc., 27(2):107--110. Spiertz, J. H. J. and Ellen, J., 1972. The effects of light intensity on some morphological aspects of perennial ryegrass and its effect on seed production. Neth. J. Sci., 20(4): 232--246. Stahlin, A. and Schafer, K., 1972. The importance of turf areas and parks as the "green lungs" of cities at low temperatures. Rasen, Turf, Gazon, 3(2):58--63 (in German}. Van Eimern, J., 1969. Investigation on the climate of a hop garden. Wetter Leben, 21: 11--22 (in German). White, L. M. and Brown, J. H., 1972. Nitrogen fertilization, and clipping effects'on green needlegrass, 2. Evapotranspiration, water use efficiency and nitrogen recovery. Agron. J., 64(4):487--490. Winkler, E., 1969. Potato cultivation in the Tyrol at 500, 900, 1350 and 1880m above sea level. Eur. Potato J., 12:188--199 (in German). Wu, C. A. and Chou, D. S., 1972. The effects of microclimate on tobacco transplanted on different dates. J. Agric. Assoc. China, 79:27--37 (in Chinese}.

288 FOREST METEOROLOGY Adams, S. N., Dickson, D. A and Cornforth, I. S., 1972. Some effects of soil water tables on the growth of Sitka spruce in Northern Ireland. Forestry, 45(2):129--133. Aulitzky, H., 1969. The protection effect of a forest in regional planning. C)sterr. Ges. Raumforschung Raumplanung, 13:9--25 (in German). Birot, Y. and Galabert, J., 1972. The relation of growth to climate and water dynamics in a Eucalyptus plantation. Centre Tech. Forestier Trop., Cah. Sci., 1:51 pp. (in French). Brinkmann, W. L. F., 1970. Relative light intensity measurements in a secondary forest near Manaus, Brazil. Bol. I.N.P.A., Pesq. Florest., 17:6 pp. Dobbs, R. C. and McMinn, R. G., 1973. The effects of site preparation on summer soil temperatures in spruce-fir cutovers in the British Columbia interior. Bi-montb. Res. Notes, 29(1):6--7. Friedel, H., 1967. Pattern of the alpine timberline within undulating mountainous terrain. Mitt. Forstl. Bundesvers.anstalt Wien, 75:81--172 (in German). Gay, L. W. and Knoerr, K. P., 1970. The radiation budget of a forestry canopy. Arch. Meteorol. Geophys. Bioklimatol., B18:187--196 (in German). Gifford, P. L., 1973. The importance of the climate in the forest ecology of Senegal. W.M.O. Publ., 340:158--169 (in French). Holtmeier, F. K., 1967. Reafforestation of former alpine pastures in the Oberengadin. Wetter Leben, 19:195--202 (in German). Koshel' Kov, S. P., Orlov, A. Ya. and Alekseeva, T. G., 1972. The influence of artificial variation of soil moisture on the growth of Scots Pine plantations in the southern taiga. Lesovedenie, 2:3--16 (in Russian). Krecmer, V., 1967. The microclimate of clearings in a pine forest, 3. Soil temperatures. Leben, 19:107--114 (in German). Krecmer, V., 1967. The microclimate of clearings in a pine forest, 4. Precipitation and humidity. Wetter Leben, 19:203--215 (in German). Krecmer, V., 1968. The microclimate of clearings in a pine forest, 5. Evaporation and dewfall. Wetter Leben, 20:61--72. Krecmer, V., 1968. The microclimate of clearing in a pine forest, 6. Snow cover and soil moisture. Wetter Leben, 20:137--151 (in German). Lorenz, D. and Baumgartner, A., 1970. Surface temperature and transmission of infra-red radiation in a spruce forest. Arch. Meteorol. Geophys. Bioklimatol., B18:305--324. (in German). Lovelius, N. V., 1973. Wind direction and tree growth. Izv., Vses. Geogr. Obs., Moscow, 105:365--367 (in Russian). Moore, C. J. and Hicks, B. B., 1973. The heat budget of a pine forest. Proc. 1st Aust. Conf. Heat Mass Transfer, Melbourne 1973, Sect. 3: 57--64. Mukammal, E. I., 1971. Some aspects of the radiant energy in a pine forest. Arch. Meteorol. Geophys. Bioklimatol., B19: 29--52. Oliver, H. R., 1973. Smoke trails in a pine forest. Weather, Lond., 28(8):345--347. Rudakov, V. E., 1972. The dependence of the water table on precipitation in the Buzuluk pine forest. Lesovedenie, 2:79--80 (in Russian). Savill, P. S., 1973. The composition of climatic forest formations in Sierra Leone. Common For. Rev., 52(1):67--71. Sevruk, B., 19"3. Influence of afforestation on precipitation measurements in the Baye de Montreux. Wetter Leben, 25:1--6 (in German). Sucoff, E., 1972. Water potential in red pine; soil moisture, evapotranspiration, crown position. Ecology, 53(4):681--686. Tamai, S. and Shidel, T., 1972. Light intensity in the forest. Bull. Kyoto Univ. For., 43: 53--62 (in Japanese). Wells, J. A., 1972. Ecology of Podocarpus hallii in central Otago, New Zealand. N.Z.J. Bot., 10(3):399--426.

289 FROST Anonymous, 1973. U.S. fog frost protection system puts emphasis on heat conservation rather than heat production. Grower, 80(7):322. Brewer, R. F., 1972. An evaluation of man-made fog for frost protection on citrus in southern California. Hort Sci., 7(3):250--252. Israel Meteorol. Service, 1972. Frost protection methods. Israel Meteorol. Serv., Agrometeorol Rep., 3 / 7 2 : 3 6 pp. (in Hebrew). Kaye, G. R., 1972. Avoid frost losses. Farmers Newslett., 116:18--19. Miller, M. and Russo, F., 1969. Studies on frost protection in Sicily during the winter, 1963--64. Ann. Ist. Speriment. Agrumicolt., 1/2:55--74 (in Italian). Pogosyan, K. S. and Sakai, A., 1972. The effect of thawing rate on the survival of vines. Fiziol. Rast., 19(6):1204--1210 {in Russian). Skadova, A. K., 1973. The relationship between the depth of the zero isotherm and the depth of ground freezing. Glav. Geofyz. Obs., Leningr., 303~83--92 (in Russian). Young., K., 1972. Frost damage risk to fruits. N.Z.J. Agric., 125(3):67

FRUIT CROPS AND VINES Aubert, B., 1972. Some aspects of banana growing in India and especially in the Bombay region. Fruits, 27(6):415--423 (in French). Aubert, B., 1972. Viticulture in the tropics for the production of table grapes. Aspects and possibilities. Fruits, 27(7/8):513--537 (in French). Benoit, F., 1972. Induction of second flowering in the strawberry cultivar Redgauntlet. J. Hort. Sci., 47(4): t29--439. Bereznikov, K. P. and Kr,~mar. L. M., 1973. The radiation regime of the slopes of the Primorskly Kary, in relation to fruit growing. Glav. Geofyz. Obs., Leningr., 306:121-132 (in Russian). Cappellini, P. and Monastra, F., 1971. The effect of light intensity on flower differentiation and on metabolism in pears and peaches. Ann. Ist. Speriment. Frutticolt., 2(1): 87--124 (in Italian). Christensen, J. V., 1972. Cracking in cherries, 2. The effect of climate on susceptibility to cracking. Tidssk. Planteavl, 76(2): 191--195 (in Danish). Cohen, A., Lomas, J. and Rassis, A., 1972. Climatic effects on fruit shape and peel thickness in "marsh seedless" grapefruit. J. Am. Soc. Hort. Sci., 96(6):768--771. Dvorak, J., 1972. The growth and productivity of the apple variety James Grieve grown at different available soil moisture levels. Ved. Prace Ovocnarske, 4:7--34 (in Czech). Elfving, D. C. and Kaufman, M. R., 1972. Diurnal and seasonal effects of environment on plant water relations and fruit diameter of citrus. J. Am. Soc. Hort. Sci., 97(5):566--570. Horney, G., 1972. The climatic bases of viticulture in Germany. Weinberg Keller, 19(6): 305--320 (in German). Kliewer, W. M. and Torres, R. E., 1972. Effect of controlled day and night temperatures on grape colouration. Am. J. Enol. Viticult., 23(2):71--77. Kolesnikov, V. A. and Noskova, E. V., 1972. Soil moisture and chlorosis of apple trees. Izv. Timiryaz. Sel'skh. Akad., 6 : i 5 2 - 1 6 2 (in Russian). Kudinov, V. I., 1972. Sawdust instead of manure. Sadovodstvo, 12 : 37 (in Russian). Manzo, P., 1971. The results of ~hree-year trials on forcing peaches with plastic films. Ann. Ist. Speriment. Frutticolt., 2(1):365--393 (in Italian). Oydvin, J., 1972. Good results with black plastic in raspberry propagation. Gartneryrket, 62(1/2):10--11 (in Norwegian). Peacock, B. C., 1972. Effect of light oil preclimacteric life of bananas. Qld. J. Agric. Animal Sci., 29(3):199--207.

290 Plock, H., 1972. A review of the most important apricot-growing regions. Mitt. Rebe Wein, Obstbau Friichteverwertung, 22(5):377--384 (in German). Rom, R. C., 1972. Herbicide effects on surface soil in orchards and rainfall infiltration. Ark. Farm Res., 21(4):5. Rygg, G. L., 1971. Comparison of heat at Indio, California, with that at Biskra and Touggourt, Algeria, and its effect on Degtet Noor date quality. Rep. Data Growers Inst., 48:23. Schenk, W., 1972. Studies on raising grape vines under artificial light. Weinberg Keller, 19(3):165--183 (in German). Shvebs, A. G., and Grudev, E. S., 1972. The effect of diurnal air temperatures on the growth and development of tomatoes. Meteorol. Klimatol. Gidrol. Mezhved, Nauchn. Sb., 8:74--77 (in Russian). Slomnicki, I. and Isaac, E., 1970. Trails on growing strawberries under various types of cover. Hassadeh, 50(11):1314--1315 (in Hebrew). Sobek, J., 1972. The principal causes of low and irregular yields of hazelnuts. Ved. Prace Ovocnarske, 4:93--99 (in Czech). Veihmeyer, F. J., 1972.The availability of soil moisture to plants: results of empirical experiments with fruit trees. Soil Sci., 114(4): 268--294. INSTRUMENTS AND MEASUREMENTS Bloemen, G. W., 1972. An instrument for the recording of evaporation from a free water surface. Inst. Cultuurtech. Waterhuish., Mededel., 140:13 pp. (in Dutch). Campbell, E. C., Campbell, G. S. and Barlow, W. K., 1973. A dewpoint hygrometer for water potential measurement. Agric. Meteorol., 12(1 ): 113--122. Cernusca, A., 1968. The use of automatic data processing systems for ecoclimatological investigations as a part of productivity research. Photosynthetica, 2(4):238--244. (in German). Dale, W. L., 1972. A microclimate research station in a Eucalypt forest. Aust. For., 36(1): 47--56. Donque, G., 1971. The climate of Tananarive, Bull. Madagascar, 21(301):485--524 (in French). Drew, E. A., 1972. A simple integrating photometer. New Phytologist, 71(2):407--413. English, E. J., 1973. An objective method for calculating areal rainfall. Meteorol. Mag., Lond., 102(1215):292--297. Gay, W. L., 1971. The regression of net radiation upon solar radiation. Arch. Meteorol. Geophys. Bioklimatol., B19: 29--52. Horbert, M., 1972. Measurements of exchange and respiration in a forest using Radon 220 as a tracer. Arch. Meteorol. Geophys. Bioklimatol., A21:211--220 (in German). Huxley, P. A,. 1973. Incoming solar radiation and degree-hours of temperature near Kampala, Uganda. Agric. Meteorol., 11(3):437--444. Jatila, E. and Puhakka, T., 1973. Experiments on the measurement of areal rainfall by radar. Geophysica, Helsingfors, 12:103--125. Jatila, E. and Puhakka, T., 1973. On the accuracy of radar rainfall measurements. Geophysica, Helsingfors, 12:127--128. Jones, H. G., 1973. Estimation of plant water status with the beta-gauge. Agric. Meteorol., 11(3):345--356. Kalma, J. D., 1972. Solar radiation over New Guinea and adjacent Islands. Aust. Meteorol. Mag., 20(2):116--127. Krammer, M., 1972. Temperature differences between observations in the Wild and the English thermometer screens. Actes Soc. Helv. Sci., Part. Sci., 152:214--216 (in German). Kristensen, K. J., 1973. Depth intervals and topsoil moisture measurement with the neutron depth probe. Nordic Hydrol., 4:77--85.

291 Marone, V. J., 1972. Solar radiation in the Chacras de Coria district of Mendoza, Argentina, 1970. Rev. Fac. Cienc. Agrar., Univ. Nacl. Cuyo, 17(1/2):59--85 (in Spanish). Mendham, N. J., 1971. Measurement of sunshine hours and its relationship with solar radiation in New Britain. Papua New Guinea Agric. J., 22(4): 239--243. Muller, W., 1967. Results of a 10-year period of record of potential evaporation, using a U.S.A. Class A pan in Austria. Arch. Meteorol. Geophys. Bioklimatol., 16:344--370 (in German). Muromstev, N. A. and Sudnitsyn, I. I., 1972. On the use of tensiometers for determining soil water availability to plants. Vestn. Mosk. Univ., Biol. Pochvoved, 3:121--123 (in Russian). Neuberger, H. and Barry, L., 1967. A simple method for the measurement of ultraviolet radiation. Arch. Meteorol. Geophys. Bioklimatol., B15:385--399 (in German). Neuwirth, F., 1973. The evaluation of the evaporation from a class A pan by means of empirical formulae. Arch. Meteorol. Geophys. Bioklimatol., 22A:97--118 (in German). Norbury, J. R. and White, W. J., 1971. A rapid-response rain gauge. J. Phys. Eng. Sci. Instrum.~ 4:601. Ojo, O., 1973. Solar radiation, net radiation and temperature in Argonne, Chicago. Solar Energy, 15:155--170. Paulsen, H. S., 1967. Some experiences with the calibration of radiation balance meters. Arc h. Meteorol. Geophys. Bio klimatol., B 15:156--174 ( in German ). Rickard, D. S., 1972. Meteorological data, 1950--1970. Winchmore Irrig. Res. Sta., Tech. Rep., 4:33 pp. Rijks, D., 1973. Measurements and calculations of solar and net radiation. W.M.O. Publ., 340:45--53. Rodskjer, N., 1970. A pyranometer with a RG 8 glass filter dome for use in plant communities. Arch. Meteorol. Geophys. Bioklimatol., B19:307--320 (in German). Stol, Ph. Th., 1972. The relative efficiency of the density of a rain-gauge network. J. Hydrol., 15:193--208. (Also: Inst. Land Water Management Res., Wageningen, Tech. Bull., 8 0 : 1 6 pp.) Tuller, S. E. and Heuklin, T. V., 1972. The relation between net and solar radiation over bare sand surfaces. Arch. Meteorol. Geophys. Bioklimatol., B20:179--190 (in German). Utaaker, K. and Skaar, E., 1970. Local climates and growth climates of the Sognefjord region, 1. A survey of the project and climatic tables. Acta Agric. Scand., 1 8 : 2 1 8 pp. Voisey, P. and Hobbs, E., 1972. A weighing system for lysimeters. Can. Agric. Eng., 14(2): 82--84. White, J. W. and Vasi.lcik, E. M., 1972. A recording evaporation gauge lysimeter for plants in small containers. Hort. Sci., 7(3): 243--244. Wilen, B. O., Macconnell, W. P. and Michelson, L. F., 1972. A reliable and inexpensive soil-frost gauge. Agron. J., 64(6): 840--841. Yap, W. C., 1973. The persistence of wet and dry spells in Sungei Buloh, Selangor (Malaya). Meteorol. Mag., Lond., 102(1213). Young, K., 1973. A simple droplet rainfall intensity gauge. J. Agric. Eng. Res., 18(3): 243--244. Ziv, D., 1971. Meteorological records from banana plantations. Hassadeh, 51(10): 1164-1167; 1313--1315 (in Hebrew). IRRIGATION Azarij, M. S. and Volkov, A. S., 1972. Results of trials of a hydrometeorological method for determining the irrigation regime of spring wheat in the arid Volga region. Gosudarst. Gidrol. Inst. Leningr., 199:185--206 (in Russian).

292 Bierhuizen, J. A., 1969. Water quality and yield depression. Inst. Land Water" Maaagement Res., Wageningen, Tech. Bull., 61:9pp. Couwenhaven, T., 1972. Salinity of groundwater and open water in The Netherlands anti the sprinkler irrigation of crops. Inst. Cultuurtech. Waterhuish., Mededel., 137 : 11 p p "(in Dutch). Cullen, P. W., Turner, A. K. and Wilson, J. H., 1972. The effect of irrigation depth on root growth of some pasture species. Plant Soil, 37(2): 345--352. Delchev, L., 1972. Irrigation regime of newly sown lucerne. Rast. Nauki, 8(9): 87--95 (in Bulgarian). Golbderg, D. and Shmueli, M., 1970. Irrigation trials on vegetables in the Arava. I-Iassadeh, 50(9):1103--1106 (in Hebrew). Hagood, M. A., 1972. Automated irrigation is here. Agrie. Eng., 53(10):16--18. Hellings, A. J., 1973. Requirements covering the quality of sprinkler water for vegetable crops in the open. Inst. Cultuurteeh. Waterhuish., Mededel., 1 4 5 : 7 pp. (in Dutch). Honig, J., 1970. The irrigation of citrus groves. Hassadeh, 50(7):811--813 (in Hebrew). Jarrett, R. M., 1973. Feeding, weeding and crop protection through spinkler irrigation systems. Grower, 80( 11 ): 492--493. Korven, H. C., Randall, W. E. and Huteheon, A. D., 1972. Irrigation on the prairies. Can. Dept. Agric., Publ., 1488:25 pp. Krause, W., 1973. How important is it to wet tree roots? Grower, 80(7): 324. Lewin, J., 1972. A simple water simulation model for assessing the irrigation requirements of wheat. Israel J. Agric. Res., 2 2 ( 4 ) : 2 0 1 - 2 1 3 . Lewin, J., 1973. A simple water simulation model for assessing irrigation requirements. Israel Agric. Org., Volcani Centre Pamphl., 144:49 pp. (in Hebrew). Lomas, J. and Mandel, M., 1973. The quantitative effects of two methods of spcinkler irrigation on the microclimate of a mature avocado plantation. Agric. MeLeorol., 12( I 35--48. Lovelidge, B., 1972. Liquid feed for fruit trees--trickle irrigation expeclmeiit~ i;~ Kent orchards. Power Farming, 49(4): 35. Lovelidge, B., 1973. Record crops expected from crops receiving trickle irrigation. Grower, 80(11):489. Malcolm, H. D. R., 1972. Irrigation of peaches in the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area. Fruit World Market Grower, 73(10):20. Mathew, C., 1972. Summer irrigation to coconut palm. Coconut Bull., 3(1):2--3. McCulloch, J. S. G., 1973. The thirsty soil. In: N. Calder (Editor), Nature in the Round. Wedenfeld and Nicolson, London, pp. 168--174. Melin, P. and Marseault, J., 1972. The value of banana irrigation in Cameroon. Fruits, 27(7]8):495--508 (in French). Micke, W. C., 1972. Early irrigation for almonds. Calif. Agric., 26(9):7. Nasimov, A., 1972. Methods of irrigation. Sadovodstvo, 10:29 (in Russian). Papenfus, H. D., 1972. The case for irrigating tobacco. Tobacco Forum Rhodesia, Nov. 1972:6--9. Raifer, L., 1972. Air-conditioning irrigation. Obstbau Weinbau, 9(9):258 (in German). Shmueli, M. and Goldberg, D., 197!. Sprinkle, furrow and trickle irrigatio:~ ~" m::~'km~,~, in an arid zone. Hort. Sci., 6(6):557--559. Shmueli, M. and Goldberg, D., 1972. Response of trickle irrigated pepper i~ ~ll) :~rid .,.(m~, to various water regimes. Hort. Sci., 7(3): 241--243. Singh, N. P., 19'72. Irrigation and I'ertilizer use in crop p~oduction. Indian Farming, 22(2~. 65--69. Ticho, E., 1970. Suggestions for improving p~a~tafio~ irrigation. Hassadeh 50(9): ] 047 1049 (in Hebrew). Volkov, A. S., 1972. A trial of a hydrometeorological method for determining the irrigati(:~_ regime of grain crops in Rostov Oblast. Gosudarst. Gidrol. Inst., Leningr., 1 9 9 : 1 3 7 - - i ~ (in Russian).

293 LIVESTOCK METEOROLOGY Anonymous, 1973. Water supply and animal health. Min. Agric. Fish. Food, Farm Water Supply Leaf]., 4:7 pp. Foss, D. C., Carew, L. B. and Arnold, E. L., 1972. Physiological development of cockerels as influenced by selected wavelengths of environmental light. Poultry Sci., 51(6): 1922--1927. Hemkes, O. J. and Hartmans, J., 1973. Copper content in grass and soil under copper highvoltage electricity cables. Tijdschr. Diergeneesk., 98(9):446--449 (in Dutch). Hope, H., 1973. Huts and palaces. Pigs can thrive, given good management, in a variety of houses. Farmers Weekly, 79(4, extra):7--9. Hugh-Jonas, M., Allan, W. H. and Dark, F. A., 1973. The evidence for the airborne spread of Newcastle disease. J. Hygiene, 71(2):325--339. Hutchinson, J. C. D., Brown, G. D. and Allen, T. E., 1973. Effect of the coat on the heat dissipation of cattle in a radiant environment. Proc. 1st. Aust. Conf. Heat Mass Transfer, Melbourne 1973, Sect.3:41--48. Knight, H. D. and Burau, R. G., 1973. Chronic lead poisoning in horses. J. Am. Vet. Med. Assoc., 162(9):781--786. Liebermann, H., 1972. Ultraviolet irradiation of foot and mouth disease virus. Arch. Exp. Vet.reed., 26(5):835--846 (in German). Marschang, F., 1973. Effect of heat stress on milk production of cows. Dtsch. Tierarzl. Woehenschr., 80(8):187--189 (in German). Mihajlovic, B., 1972. Effect of some microclimatic factors on artifical infections with bovine respiratory viruses. Acta Veterinaria, Beograd, 22(6): 299--308. Myres, A. W. and Bowland, J. P., 1973. Effects of environmental temperature and dietary copper on growth and lipid metabolism in pigs. Can. J. Animal Sci., 53( 1 ): 115--120. Rokicki, E., Plonait, H. and Reinhardt, H. J., 1973. Effect of different air velocities at mean and high environmental temperatures on the skin and body temperature, and the respiratory and heart rate of pigs. Dtsche. Tierarztl. Wochenschr., 80(8): 181--184. (in German). METEOROLOGICAL HAZARDS Adamenko, V. N and Hajrullin, K. S., 1973. Problems in the bioclimatological estimation of weather severity and amelioration of the microclimate. Glav. Geophyz. Obs., Leningr., 306:3--18 (in Russian). Aulitzy, H., 1968. The causes of floods and the possibilities of their modification. Zbl. Ges. Forstwesen, 85:2--32 (in German). Busch, R. H. and Salveson, E. E., 1972. Stem breakage simulating hail damage to spring wheat. N. Dakota Farm Res., 29(5):3--7. Dennis, F. G. and Anderson, R. L., 1972. Winter injury to buds of fruit trees in Michigan, 1971--1972. Fruit Varities Hort. Digest, 26(4): 98--100. Fosberg, M. A. and Furman, R. W., 1973. Fire climates in the Southwest. Agric. Meteorol., 12(1):27--34. Lominadze, V. P., Bartisvili, I. T. and Gudusauri, S. L., 1973. On the efficiency of the Zaknigmi method for the protection of agricultural crops from damage by hail. Glav. Uprav. Gidrometeorol. Sluz., Meteorol Gidrol., Leningr., 3:11--16 (in Russian). Marissens, J., 1973. Exceptional European weather events in 1972. Weather, Lond., 28(8): 347--350. Mathews, I., 1972. Drought damage to citrus trees. Citrus Grower Sub-Trop. Fruit J., 464:11--13. Muromtsev, N. A., 1972. Effect of short duration soil droughts on the availability of soil water to plants and on their development. Vestn. Mosk. Univ., Biol. Pochvoved., 2:83--88 (in Russian).

294 Shvartz, E., Benor, D. and Saar, E., 1972. Acclimatization to severe dry heat by brief exposures to humid heat. Ergonomics, 15(5):563--571. Taylor, O. A., Jepson, N. M. and Christeller, J. T., 1972. Plants under climatic stress, 3. Low-temperature, high-light effects on photosynthetic products. Plant Physiol., U.S.A 49(5):798--802. Taylor, R. J., 1973. Some meteorological aspects of forest fires. Proc. 1st Aust. Conf. Heat Mass Transfer, Melbourne 1973, Sect 1:33--40. MICROMETEOROLOGY AND BIO-PHYSICS Baldy, C. and Le Buhan, J. P., 1972. Use of a light chamber in studies of apparent photosynthesis by the gravimetric method. Physiol. Vegetale, 10( 1 ):171--180 (in French). Barden, J. A., 1971. Factors affecting the determination of net photosynthesis of apple leaves. Hort. Sci., 6(5):448--451. Barfield, B. J., Payne, F. A. and Walker, J. N., 1973. Surface water storage capacity of selected crop leaves under irrigation sprays. Agric. Meteorol., 12(1 ): 105--112. Chartier, P. and Perrier, A., 1972. Structure of foliage, a factor in the modification of microclimate. C.R. S~ances Acad. Agric. Ft., 58(15):1241--1249 (in French). Edling, R. J., 1971. Prediction of leaf temperature under unstable atmospheric conditions. Trans. A.S.A.E., 14(6):1095--1099. Heichel, G. H. and Turner, N. C., 1972. Carbon dioxide and water vapour exchange of bean leaves responding to fusicoccin. Physiol. Plant Pathol., 2(4):375--38]. Knecht, G. N. and O'Leary, J. W., 1972. The effect of light intensity on stomate number and density ofPhaseolus vulgaris leaves. Bot. Gaz., 133(2):132--134. Kriedemann, P. E., 1971. Crop energetics and horticulture. Hort. Sci., 6(5):432--438. Linacre, E. T., 1967. Further notes on a feature of leaf and air temperature. Arch. Meteorol. Geophys. Bioklimatol., B15:422--436. Logan, K. T., 1973. Temporary stimulation of photosynthetic rate by a short photoperiod. Bi-month. Res. Notes, 29(1):1--2. Measures, M., Weinberger, P. and Baer, H., 1973. Variability of plant growth within controlled-environment chambers as related to temperature and light distribution. Can. J. Plant Sci., 53(1):215--220. Miscenko, Z. A., 1973. Phytoclimatic variability in the heat balance and thermal regime of plants. Glav. Geophyz. Obs., Leningr., 306:49--63 (in Russian). Naidenova-Yaneva, Ts., 1973. Seasonal pattern of the water regime of leaves of Populus deltoides. Gorskostop. Nauka, 10(1): 13--33 (in Bulgarian). Parkhurst, D. F. and Loucks, O. L., 1972. Optimal leaf size in relation to environment. J. Ecol., 60:505--537. Parkhurst, D. F. and Pearman, G. I., 1973. Convective heat transfer from a semi-infinite flat-plate leaf model to periodic flow in a wind tunnel. Proc. 1st. Aust. Conf. Heat Mass Transfer, Melbourne 1972, Sect. 3 : 49--56. Pearman, G. I. and Garratt, J. R., 1973. Carbon dioxide measurements above a wheat crop, 1. Observations of vertical gradients and concentrations. Agric. Meteorol., 12(1): 13--26. Perrier, A., 1973. Lines of research at the bioclimatological station of Versailles. W.M.O. Publ., 340:237--242 (in French). Perrier, A., 1973. Energy balance of a crop. W.M.O. Publ., 340:90--107 (in French). Radchenko, S. I., 1972. A study of temperature gradients of environment and plants and its significance for crop husbandry. In: Puti Povysheniya Urazhainosti Sel'skokhozyaistvennykh Kul'tur, 3--28 (in Russian). Reimer, A. and Desmarais, R., 1973. Micrometeorological energy budget methods and apparent diffusivity for boreal forest and grass sites at Pinawa, Manitoba, Canada. Agric. Meteorol., 11(3):419--436.

295 Rodskjer, N. and Kornher, A., 1967. A method of measuring the local distribution of radiation within a plant stand. Arch. Meteorol. Geophys. Bioklimatol., B15:186--190 (in German). Sanders, D. C. and Nylund, R. E., 1972. The influence of mist irrigation on thepotato, 1. Micro-environment and leaf water relations. Am. Potato J., 49(4):123--137. Schneider, T., 1971. Wind profiles and heat transfer above a short grass surface surrounded by an irregular terrain. Arch. Meteorol. Geophys. Bioklimatol., B19:233--250. Schwertfeger, P. and Weller, G., 1968. The energy exchange within a vegetation layer. Arch. Meteorol. Geophys. Bioklimatol., B16:262--271 (in German). Smart, R. E. and Lang, A. R. G., 1973. A field method for estimating sun-leaf angles in productivity studies. Agric. Meteorol., 11(3): 445--450. Thornley, J. H. M., 1972. A model to describe the partitioning of photosynthate during vegetative plant growth. Annals Bot., 36(145):419--430. Todd, G. W. and Chadwick, D. L., 1972. Effect of wind on plant respiration. Physiol. Plant., 27(3):342--346. Woledge, J., 1972. The effect of shading on the photosynthesis rate and longevity of grass leaves. Annals Bot., 36(146):551--561.

PESTS Boyd, F. T., Schroder, V. N. and Perry, V. G., 1972. Interaction of nematodes and soil temperature on growth of three tropical grasses. Agron. J., 64(4):497--500. Daterman, G. E., 1972. Effects of high temperature and vapour pressure deficit on European pine shoot moth, Rhyacionia buoliana, egg production and survival. Can. Entomol., 194(9):1387--1396. Fye, R. E., 1971. Temperature in the plant parts of short-staple cotton. J. Econ. Entomol., 64(6):1432--1435. Huffaker, C. B., 1973. Predators, parasities and populations. In: N. Calder (Editor), Nature in the Round. Wedenfeld and Nicolson, London, pp. 183--192. Muller, W. and Russ. K., 1969. Phenology of the flight of Carpocapsa pomonella, 1960 1968, and the possibility of a forecast system. Vierjahresber. Bundesanst. Pflanzenschutz, 1966--1969:254--303 (in German). Reynolds, H. W., 1971. The influence of various ecological factors on survival of Tylenchulus semipenetrans. Proc. Soil Crop Sci. Soc. Fla., 30:366--370. Slosser, J. E. and Watson, T. F., 1972. Influence of irrigation on over-winter survival of the pink bollworm. Environ. Entomol., 1 (5): 572--576.

PHENOLOGY Aulitzky, H., 1968. Special requirements of a phenological network in a mountainous area. Wetter Leben, 20:16--18 (in German). Ben-Dov, Y., 1970. The phenology of the Florida scale on citrus trees in Israel. Hassadeh, 50(7):873--875 (in Hebrew). Dickel, H., 1972. The start of the rye harvest as a phenological phase. Wetter Leben, 24: 74--78 (in German). Graman, J., 1972. The development of the growing point in broad beans from emergence to the beginning of flowering. Postlinna Vyroba, 18(4):431--441 (in Czech). Gushchin, M. Yu. and Protsenko, G. D., ] 972. Temperature indices of flowering for apple trees in the .Ukraine. Sadivnitstvo Resp. Mizhvid. Temat. Nauk. Zb., 1 6 : 3 - 9 (in Ukrainian). Jovancevic, R., 1972. Phenological and productivity studies on apple varieties in Polimje. Jugoslov. Vocarstvo, 5(17/18):241--250 (in Serbo-Croat).

296 Lichou, J. and Vogel, R., 1972. Floral biology of the avocado in Corsica. Fruits, 27(10): 705--717 (in French). Seyfert, F., 1972. Phenological area mean values for the years 1957--1966 and for the whole period 1947--1966 in the height range 0--300 m above MSL in East Germany from the nature conservancy point of view. Meteorol. Hydrol. Dienst D.D.R., Abh., 13(102): 12 pp. (in German). Volodina, E. V., 1972. The flowering biology of black currants. Tr. Prikl., Bot., Genet. Selekt., 46(2):157--168 (in Russian). Vondracek, J., 1971. A contribution to the study of the relationship between some of the phenophases in sour cherries. Zahradnictvi, 4:235--243 (in Czech). PLANTPATHOLOGY Anonymous, 1973. Warm weather seems to favour club root in brassicas. Grower, 80(6): 253. Boelema, B. H., 1972. Bacterial blight (Pseudomonas pisi) of peas in South Africa, with special reference to frost as a predisposing factor. Mededel. Landb.hogeschool Wageningen, 72--13:87 pp. Cook, R. J. and Papendick, R. I., 1972. Influence of water potential of soils and plants on root disease. Ann. Rev. Phytopathol., 10:349--374. Cooper, J. I. and Harrison, B. D., 1973. Distribution of potato mop-top virus in Scotland in relation to soil and climate. Plant Pathol., 22(2):73--78. Filippova, G. G., 1972. The role of Phytophthora infected potatoes in the development of this disease on tomatoes. Mikol. Fitopatol., 6(1):71--74 (in Russian). Gillespie, T. J., 1972. A simple index of southern Leaf Blight activity in corn computed from temperature and leaf wetness; observations near Guelph, Ontario. Can. J. Plant Sci., 52:671--673. Heinze, K. G., Schuling, M. and Romney, D. H., 1972. The possible cause of lethal yellowing disease of coconut. F.A.O. Plant Protect. Bull., 20(3):58--68. Howell, P. J., 1973. The relationship between winter temperatures and the extent of potato leaf-roll virus in seed potatoes in Scotland. Potato Res., 16:30--42. Kaan, F., Messianen, C. M. and Beramis, M., 1971. The effects of climate, soil and cultural conditions on the development of tomato bacterial wilt in Guadeloupe. Nouv. Maraicheres Vivrieres I.N.R.A. Antilles, 1:28--29 (in French). Kabiersch, W., 1971. The practical evaluation of the influence of weather on potato blight. Wetter Leben, 23:115--117 (in German). Kaye, G. R., 1972. Apple and pear black spot warning service. Farmers Newstett., 116:11, 12, 14. Kostylev, A. S., 1972. The effect of light on the growth and infection of aspen by Phellinus tremulae. Lesnoi Zh., 15(4):31--35 (in Russian). McCarter, S. M. and Roncadori, R. W., 1972. Low-temperature damages germinating cotton seed and increases disease susceptibility. Georgia Agric. Res., 13(3):3--5. Norman, R., 1973. I predict further severe botrytis outbreaks in maincrop strawberries in 1974 and 1975. Grower, 8 0 ( 6 ) : 2 7 7 . . Palti, J., Brosh, S., Stettiner, M. and Zilkha, M., 1972. The downy mildew of onion in Israel. Phytopathol. Mediterranea, 11(1): 30--36. Vitanov, M., 1972. The effect of shading on the systemic infection of onion bulbs with downy mildew. Grad. Lozarska Nauka, 9(4):75--78 (in Bulgarian). POLLUTION Bach, W., 1973. Solar irradiation and atmospheric pollution. Arch. Meteorol. Geophys. Bioklimatol., 21B:65--75.

297 Bolin, B. and Granat, L., 1973. Local fall-out and long-distance transport of sulphur. Ambio, Stockholm, 2:$7--90. Dassler, H. G., 1971. Vegetation damage as a result of air pollution. Wissensch. Z., 20: 1171--1~ 72 (in German). Forland, E. J , ] 973. A study of the acidity in the precipitation in southwestern Norway. Tellus, 25:291--299. Heggestad, H. E., 1972. Reciprocal effects of plants and pollutants. Am. Nurseryman, 136(9):92--102. Hooker, W. J Yang, T. C. and Potter, H. S., 1972. Air pollution effects on potato and beans in southern Michigan. Mich. State Univ. Agric. Exp. Sta., Res. Rep., 167:14 pp. Navara, J., 1972. Changes in transpiration intensity and plant damage caused by atmospheric fluorine. Biologia, Czechoslovakia, 27(7): 545--559 (in Slovak). Peck, A. J. and Hurle, D. H., 1973. Chloride balance of some farmed and forested catchments in southwestern Australia. Water Resour. Res., 9:648--657. Ten Houten, J. G., 1972. Air pollution and plant health. E.P.P.O. Bull., 4:65--77. Tingey, D. T., 1973. Foliar injury responses of eleven plant species to ozone/sulphur dioxide mixtures. Atmos. Environ., 7(2):201--208. Unsworth, M. H., Biscoe, P. V. and Pinckney, H. R., 1972. Stomatal responses to sulphur dioxide. Nature, U.K., 239(5373):458--459. Vetter, H. and Mahlhop, R., 1971. Research into the emission of lead, zinc and fluorine, and the resulting damage caused to plants and animals. Landwirtsch. Forsch., 24(3/4): 294--315 (in German). Wiklander, L., 1971. Lead in soil and plants, 2. Near a main road in Scania. Grundforbattring, 24(2):65--67 (in Swedish). SOIL PHYSICS Babalola, O. and Samie, A. G., 1972. The use of a neutron technique in studying soil moisture profiles under forest vegetation in the northern Guinea Zone of Nigeria. Trop. Sci., 14(2):159--168. Borisovskij, M. A., 1973. Statistical characteristics of soil moisture areal variability over drained and undrained massifs of mineral soil. Glav. Uprav. Gidrometeorol., Sluz., Meteorol. Gidrol., Leningr., 13:80--84 (in Russian). Cavazza, L. and Pastruno, A., 1971. Movement of water in soil resulting from infiltration from furrows. Ann. Fac. Agrar., Univ. Bari, 24:65--69 (in Italian). Cros, P., 1972. Drainage and yield of crops. Some aspects of Hungarian studies. Bull. Tech. Inf., 273/274:1091--1094 (in French). De Felice, P., 1968. Studies of the heat exchange between the air and two different types of soil. Arch. Meteorol. Geophys. Bioklimatol., B16:70--80 (in German). Fauck, R., 1973. Soils of the semi-arid regions to the south of the Sahara and their physical properties. Water reserves in the soil, flow and erosion. W.M.O. Publ., 340:61--67 (in French). Feddes, R. A. and Rijtema, P. E., 1972. Water withdrawal by plant roots. J. Hydrol., 17:33--59. (Also: Inst. Land Water Management Res., Wageningen, Tech. Bull., 83: 27 pp.) Gorysina, N. G., 1973. The microclimatology of soil temperature in the Kalininskaja Oblast. Glav. Geofyz. Obs., Leningr., 306:91--99 (in Russian). Hermanson, R. E., 1973. Soil moisture profile under steady infiltration. J. Agric. Eng. Res., 18(3): 179--188. Iqbal, M. M. and Warkentin, B. P., 1972. Influence of surface soil conditions on drying in early spring. Can. J. Soil Sci., 52(3):449--456. Konstantinov, V. D., 1972. The moisture regime of a southern chernozem in a system of tree shelter belts. Pochvovedenie, 11:56--67 (in Russian).

298 Lehtveer, R. V., 1973. The heat regime of the arable soil layer. Glav. Geofyz. Obs., Leningr. 306:74--77 (in Russian). Mongelli, F., Zito, G. and Loddo, M., 1971. A method for the determination of the thermal properties of the soil near the surface. Arch. Meteorol. Geophys. Bioklimatol., A20: 35--42. Olifer, V. A., 1972. The leaching of nutrients with rain from field crops. Agrokhimiya, 8:70--72 (in Russian). Razumova, L. A. and Neciporenko, P. P., 1973. Regularities in the formation of, and methods of calculating, the reserves of productive moisture in fallow ground, autumn plough land and winter crops, during the autumn vegetation period in the Volga region. Gidrometeorol. Nauch.-Issl. Centr. S.S.S.R., Leningr., 111:105--122 (in Russian). Richter, J., 1972. The dependence of soil water potential on temperature. Pflanzenern~ihr. Bodenk., 131(3):254--261 (in German). Romanova, E. N. and Utkina, Z. A., 1973. Some data on the thermal regime of the soil in the Taymyr tundra. Glav. Geophyz. Obs., Leningr., 306:100--107 (in Russian). Schrodter, H. and Von Hoyningen-Huene, J., 1971. Outline of a topological model for the interactions between husbandry and the energy balance of the soil illustrated by the example of a straw cover. Arch. Meteorol. Geophys. Bioklimatol., B19:183 198 (in German). Skadova, A. K., 1973. The distribution of soil temperature at depths of 40 and 160 cm in the European S.S.R. Glav. Geofyz. Obs., Leningr., 303:75--82 (in Russian). Staple, W. J., 1972. Boundary conditions and conductivities used in the isothermal model for evaporation from soil. Proc. Soil Sci. Soc. Am., 35:835--855. Tuller, S. E. and Chilton, R., 1972. Patterns of maximum and minimum air and soil temperatures near a forest edge. Arch. Meteorol. Geophys. Bioklimatol., B20:253--260 (in German). Visser, W. C., 1968. Rules of transfer of water management experiences with special reference to the assessment of drainage design constant. Inst. Land Water Management Res., Wageningen, Tech. Bull., 59:60 pp. Wartburg, M. and Wartburg, B., 1970. Soil temperatures under bare and snowcovered surfaces. Wetter Leben, 22:13 20 (in German). Wesselring, J., 1968. Hydrology, soil properties, crop growth and land drainage. Inst. Land Water Management Res., Wageningen, Tech. Bull., 57 : 19 pp.

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300 Miller, D. R., 1972. Lysimetric and energy balance determinations of slat-fence and tree windbreak effects on water usp efficiency under irri~A~ed and dryland conditions. Diss. Abstr. Int. B., 32(7):3724. Milerl, D. R., Rosenberg, N. J. and Bagley, W. T., 1973. Soybean water use in the shelter of a slat-fence windbreak. Agric. Meteorol., 11(3):405--418. Parkhurst, D. F. and Pearman, G. I., 1971. Free seedling growth; effects of shaking. Science, 175:918. Skidmore, E. L., Jacobs, H. S. and Ha~en. L.. 1972. Mierc~o~im~o modiflr~tion by slatfence windbreaks. Agron. J., 64(2):160--162. Smith, B. D. and Lewis, T., 1972. The effects of windbreaks on the blossom-visiting fauna of apple orchards and on yield. Ann. Appl. Biol., 72(3):229--238. Titova, V., 1972. Protective belts of walnuts. Sadow~dsivo 1.1:25 (in Russian). BOOKS AND REPORTS Anonymous, 1972. Water in agriculture. Rhodesia Min. Agric., Tech. Bull., ] 5:197 pp. Bernard, E. A., 1973. Agricultural meteorology in the natural science complex. Definitions and respective roles of the meteorological service, agricultural research, and the agricultural service. W.M.O. Publ., 340:202--213 (in French). Calder, N. (Editor), 1973. Nature in the Round. Wedenfeld and Nicolson, London, 294 pp. De Fina, A. L. and Ravelo, A. C.. 1973. Agricultural Climatology and Phenology. Endeba, Editoral Universitaria de Bueno.~ Aires, 281 pp. (in Spanish). Gbeckor-Kove, N. A., 1973. Agrometeorology in Ghan'~. W.M.O. Publ., 340: 2 5 2 - 2 5 3 . Hargrove, T. R., 1972. Agricultural Research; lmpact on •nvironment. Iowa State Univ., Agric. Home Econ. Exp. Sta., Spec. Rep., 69:84 pp. Igeleke, C. A., 1973. Review of the problems of agroclimatological studies in Nigeria. W.M.O. Publ., 340:243--251. Kozlowski, T. T. (ed.), 1972. Water Deficits and Plant Growth, 3. Plant Responses and Control of Water Balance. Academic Press, New York, N.Y., 368 pp. Levitt, J., 1972. Responses of Plants to Environmental Stresses. Academic Press, New York, N.Y., 697 pp. Roach, F. A. (Editor), 1972. Apples. M.A.F.F. Bull., 207. H.M.S.O., London, 205 pp. Schrodter, H., 1973. The Brunswick Agrometeorological Research Centre of the German Weather Service. Promet, Meteorol. Forbild., 2:23--25 (in German), Searle, S. A., 1973. Environment and Plant Life. Faber and Faber, London, 278 pp. Smith, L. P., 1973. The importance of agrometeorology in the world today. W.M.O. Publ., 340:3--5. Volanci Inst. Agric., 1973. The Effect of Hot-house Environment on Various Crops. Volcani Inst., Prelim. Rep., 733:152 pp. (in Hebrew). World Meteorological Organization, 1973. Agroclimatology in the Semi-arid Areas south of the Sahara. Proceedings of the Regional Technical Conference, Dakar, February 1971. W.M.O. Publ., 3 4 0 : 2 5 3 pp. Yoshino, M. M. (Editor), 1971. Water Balance of Monsoon Asia -- a Climatological Approach. Univ. Hawaii Press. Honolulu, 308 pp. Zalenskii, O. V. (ed.), 1971. Photosynthesis and Utilization of Solar Radiation. Kolos, Leningrad, 283 pp. (in Russian). Annotated Bibliographies available from the Commonwealth Bureau of Pastures and Field Crops, Hurley, Maidenhead, Berkshire, U.K. No. 999. Effects of nitrogen, phosphorus and soil moisture on the vegetative growth of wheat, oats, barley and rye. (104 refs., 1958--1967). No. 1008. Water relations of the rice plant. (70 refs., 1960--1965).

301 No. ;1047. Effect of water stress on the growth and development of groundnuts. (21 refs., 1951--1967). No. 1063. Water stress in wheat. (55 refs., 1962--1966). No. 1071. Sprinkler irrigation of rice. (8 refs., 1951--1967). No. 1140. The effect of temperature on the germination of oats. (10 refs., 1948--1968). No. 1182(1). Water reqmrements of crops: rice. (106 refs., 1960--1970). No. 1182(2). Water requirements of crops: wheat. (118 refs., 1960--1969). No. 1182(3). Water reqmrements of crops: maize. (85 refs., 1965--1969). No. 1182(4). Water requirements of crops: sorghum and millets. (44 refs., 1960 --1969). No. 1182(5). Water requirements of crops: cotton. (127 refs., 1960--1969). No. 1182(6). Water requirements of crops: soyabeans. (58 refs., 1960--1969). No. 1182(7 ). Water requirements of crops: groundnuts. (31 refs., 1960--1969). No. 1182(8). Water reqmrements of crops: sunflower. (20 refs., 1960--1969). No. 1182(9). Water requirements of crops: methods for determining. (95 refs., 1960-1969). No. 1230. Windbreaks in the tropics. (26 refs., 1947--1970). No. 1264. Irrigation of potatoes 135 refs., 1953--1970). No. 1278. Antitranspirants. 1"25 refs.. 1963--1972~. No. 1309, Effect of light on ~&, rc~)wth~mdyield~ potatoes. (74refs,, 1962 1972). No. 1316. Flooding effects on temperature crops. (19 refs., 1960--1972).