In two successive years (2003 and 2004), a set of 16 commercial sugar beet cultivars was established in Randomized Complete Block experiments at two sites in central Greece. Cultivar combination was different between years, but not between sites. Leaf sampling took place once during the growing season and leaf area, LA [cm2], leaf midvein length, L [cm] and maximum leaf width, W [cm] were determined using an image analysis system. Leaf parameters were mainly affected by cultivars. Leaf dimensions and their squares (L2, W2) did not provide an accurate model for LA predictions. Using L×W as an independent variable, a quadratic model (y = 0.003 x2 - 1.3027 x + 296.84, r 2 = 0.970, p<0.001, n = 32) provided the most accurate estimation of LA. With compromises in accuracy, the linear relationship between L×W and LA (y = 0.5083 x + 31.928, r 2 = 0.948, p<0.001, n = 32) could be used as a prediction model thanks to its simplicity. and J. T. Tsialtas, N. Maslaris.
Saplings of the tropical trees Tibouchina pulchra (Cham.) Cogn., Caesalpinia echinata Lam., and Psidium guajava L. cv. Paluma were exposed in open-top chambers with charcoal filtered air and measurements of gas exchange and chlorophyll fluorescence were made before (t1) and after exposure to non-filtered air plus O3 (t2), simulating 6-h peaks of O3 similar to those observed in São Paulo city (SE Brazil, reaching an AOT40 of 641 nmol mol-1). After the fumigation, the net photosynthetic rate, stomatal conductance, transpiration rate, and Fv/Fm were reduced (p<0.05) for the three species. C. echinata was the most sensitive species and P. guajava cv. Paluma the most resistant. and R. M. Moraes ... [et al.].
This paper briefly deals with the determination of the solar cells n+p junction exact position. A consideration of this position should be very important for the interpretation of experimental characteristics with non-standard behaviour as a probable consequence of pn junction area reduction or its enlargement. For the analysis the method based on the simulation of diffusion process and the n+ emitter concentration profile has been used. The position of pn junction follows from the analysis and we show that the effective area of the pn junction does not vary critically. and V článku je stručně rozebrána problematika určení přesné polohy n+p přechodu solárních článků. Posouzení umístění přechodu může mít zásadní význam na interpretaci některých měřených charakteristik s projevy nestandardního chování, které může být důsledkem redukce, popřípadě rozšiřování plochy pn přechodu. Pro analýzu byla zvolena metoda založená na simulaci difúzního procesu a koncentračního profilu emitoru. Výsledkem simulace je návrh umístění přechodu, který ukazuje, že k zásadnímu ovlivňování plochy přechodu nedochází.