This thesis delves into the connection between childhood memories and how they shape our appreciation of architectural spaces as we grow older. While our inherent bond with nature and trees remains strong, modern cities and crowded neighborhoods have gradually overshadowed the charming image of gardens next to homes. This study aims to revive the concept of the garden within urban living, not merely as peripheral adornments, but as the heart of a home. By bringing people and their natural surroundings closer, this thesis seeks to redefine architecture's role beyond mere protection. Imagine a home coexisting with a forest or an orchard, offering not only shelter but sustenance. Collaborating with this coexisting green space, architecture comes to life through smart design and eco-friendly solutions, also addressing urban challenges like noise, pollution, and heat. The result of this scholarly exploration births a paradigmatic design precedent, and as an innovative building design where trees and homes are intertwined, creating a seamless unity that provides both refuge and nurture for residents, manifesting an embodiment of perpetual interconnectedness between the two. / Master of Architecture / Ever thought about how our memories of childhood play a role in the way we feel about the places we live as adults? We all have a natural connection to nature and trees, but in today's bustling cities and crowded neighborhoods, the idea of gardens alongside homes is no longer possible. This study aims to bring back the charm of gardens in our urban lives, not just as a side feature, but as the heart of our homes. Envision a scenario where our dwellings and nature become inseparable companions. This research wants to make architecture more than just walls – it wants homes to be like cozy forests or fruitful orchards where being at home is like having a picnic under a tree. By teaming up with a coresiding forest, the proposed architectural building doesn't only serve as a vessel to our childhood, but it also helps us deal with problems like noise, dirt, and city heat. The result from this thesis is an architectural model, a residential building type where trees and houses are like a perfect pair, creating spaces that wrap us in comfort and give us something back.

The effectiveness of 5-bromo-3-sec-butyl-6-methyluracil (bromacil) for the selective removal of orchardgrass (Dactylis glomerata L.) from Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis L.) turf and some physiological responses of the grasses to bromacil were evaluated in field studies. Bromacil reduced photosynthesis to a greater extent in orchardgrass than Kentucky bluegrass turf. Foliage carbohydrates were depressed initially in bluegrass followed by recovery in 2 weeks to 1 1/2 months following bromacil application. Orchardgrass, however, did not recover. Application of 0.56 kg/ha bromacil each summer and fall for 2 years gave the best control of orchardgrass. During the second year, increase in foliage crude protein was observed in treated bluegrass. Bluegrass foliage yields were equal to or greater than the controls. Orchardgrass yields were drastically reduced by bromacil. Effective seedling orchardgrass control was obtained with minimal bluegrass injury at 0.14 to 0.28 kg/ha of bromacil. Bromacil treated areas were effectively fall-seeded with bluegrass approximately 8 weeks after a 0.56 kg/ha application, Rooting of bluegrass sod was not inhibited at the rates used for selective control of orchardgrass in bluegrass turf. In controlled environmental growth chamber studies, bromacil had no effect on germination of Merion Kentucky bluegrass or Virginia Common orchardgrass, but reduced the growth of emerging shoots of orchardgrass more than bluegrass. Fresh weight gain, root growth, and transpiration were reduced in orchardgrass plants at 0.125 ppmw bromacil whereas 1.0 ppmw gave reductions in bluegrass. Photosynthesis was inhibited initially in both grasses, however, bluegrass recovered in 6 days. Foliage carbohydrate content was greater and was affected less by bromacil treatment in bluegrass than orchardgrass. Root absorption and translocation of 2-¹⁴C-bromacil to the shoot was directly related to transpiration in both grasses. Bromacil was absorbed and translocated acropetally in sheath and foliar treatments in both grasses. Higher metabolic conversion of 2-¹⁴C-bromacil occurred in bluegrass as compared to orchardgrass with 1.0 ppmw treatment. The major metabolites were 5-bromo-3-(2-hydroxy-1-methylpropyl)-6-methyluracil and an unknown. Trace amounts of 3-sec-butyl-6-methyluracil and 5-bromo-3-sec-butyl-6- hydroxymethyluracil were also detected. Bluegrass tolerance to bromacil involves high carbohydrate levels in tissues, hydroxylation of bromacil, and rapid recovery of photosynthesis. / Ph. D.

The thesis deals with the assessment of landscape character of the selected and mapped locations. It also covers the topic of establishing orchards and their integration into the local landscape. The theoretical part describes the history of orchards in the Czech Republic, defines the notion of landscape and landscape protection in the Czech legislation. Furthermore it explains general information of the drawing of European grants and mentions practical solution of orchards in land consolidations. The practical part consists of elaborated details of the project of planting and management technologies in a particular orchard. There is a description of the basic rules for getting a grant contribution in the field of landscaping. This part deals with landscape assessment including a proposal for a potential increase and protection of the landscape in the area.

O objetivo desta pesquisa foi verificar a possibilidade da exploração simultânea de pomar de citros com braquiária da entrelinha para produção de silagem. O delineamento experimental foi inteiramente casualizado com três tratamentos principais quanto ao manejo da braquiária (A: adubação do pomar na linha e manejo da braquiária da entrelinha através de roçadas; B: adubação do pomar na linha, sendo a entrelinha cortada para silagem; C: adubação do pomar na linha e na entrelinha, sendo a braquiária cortada para silagem), com sete repetições, totalizando 21 parcelas de três linhas de citros cada. A linha central foi utilizada para avaliação dos citros, e a entrelinha central para avaliar a braquiária. Foram realizados dois cortes de braquiária na época das águas para avaliação da produção de MS e de atributos químico-bromatológicos (QB). Após o corte, a braquiária foi armazenada de três formas: congelada "in natura"; em minissilos de PVC, sem adição de polpa cítrica, e em minissilos de PVC com adição de polpa cítrica (7, 14 e 21%), com quatro repetições. O material foi ensilado por 35 dias, sendo após aberto e congelado. Avaliou-se, nas amostras congeladas, as características QB: MS, PB, FDN, pH e PT. Fez-se a determinação dos teores de macro e micronutrientes nas folhas de citros e da braquiária, e amostragem do solo da linha e da entrelinha para avaliação da fertilidade. No pomar de citros avaliou-se a produção e as características físicas e tecnológicas dos frutos nas épocas de safra e colheita temporã. Observou-se que a produtividade e as características tecnológicas e físicas dos frutos não foram afetadas pelo manejo da braquiária. No estado nutricional dos citros, observou-se diferença nos teores de cálcio, sendo superiores no tratamento C. Os atributos químicos do solo na linha do pomar não apresentaram diferença entre os tratamentos. Na braquiária, os tratamentos não influenciaram o estado nutricional e os principais atributos químicos do solo. Quanto à produção de MS, nos tratamentos B e C, observou-se diferença entre os mesmos nas duas épocas de corte, com produção de MS 60% superior em C. Nas características QB, houve influência dos tratamentos B e C, da época de corte e da prática de ensilagem em relação a MS, PB, FDN, pH e PT, além de interações entre essas variáveis. Em função dos resultados obtidos quanto à produção e qualidade de citros e da braquiária para ensilagem, conclui-se a viabilidade da exploração desse sistema (pomar de citros e braquiária para ensilagem), desde que seja feita reposição dos nutrientes extraídos através de adubação diferenciada para as duas espécies vegetais. / The objective of this study was to verify the possibility of simultaneous exploration of citrus orchard with brachiaria of interrow for silage production aiming at dairy cow food complementation. The treatment were: A - fertilization of the orchard in the row and manipulation of brachiaria of the interrow by hoeing; B - fertilization of orchard in the row, and having the interrow cut for the silage; C - fertilization of orchard in the row and in the interrow, having the brachiaria cut for silage. The experimental design was randomized blocks with 7 replications, totalling twenty-one parcels with three lines of citrus each. The central line was used for the evaluation of citrus and the central interrow to evaluate the brachiaria. Two cuts of brachiaria were made in the rainy season for the evaluation of dry matter ha -1 and chemical-bromatological attributes production. After cutting, the brachiaria was stored in three different ways: frozen in natura; stored in mini silos of PVC with and without the addition of citric pulp; with four replications. The material was stored in silo for 35 days, and it was opened and frozen afterwards. The following chemical-bromatological characteristics were evaluated within these material dry matter, raw protein, fiber acid detergent, free acidity, and buffer capacity. Macro and micronutrients’ contents in the leaves were determinated, and samples of soil in the row and interrow were taken for the evaluation of soil fertility. In the citrus orchard, the production and the physical and technological characteristics of fruits in two periods (in season and out of season) were evaluated. The results showed that the productivity and the fruits’ technological and physical characteristics were not affected by the way the manipulation of brachiaria in the interrow was conducted. Within the plants’ nutritional state, a difference only for the contents of calcium, which were superior in treatment C, could be observed. The soil’s chemical attributes in the orchard’s line did not present any difference among the treatments. Concerning the brachiaria, the treatments did not have any influence in the nutritional state, nor in the main soil’s chemical attributes. Concerning the production of dry matter, in treatments B and C, a difference between them was observed, in the two seasons of cut, in the production of dry matter: up to 60% for treatment C. Concerning the chemical-bromatological characteristics, there was an influence of the treatments B and C, of the cutting period and of the practice of storage in silos in relation to the contents of dry matter, raw protein, fiber acid detergent, free acidity and buffer capacity in relation; besides the interaction effects among these three variables. Due to the obtained results in relation to the production and quality of citrus and of brachiaria for storage in silos, we can conclude the viability of the exploration of this system (orchard of citrus and brachiaria for storage in silos), as long as the reposition of the extracted nutrients through different fertilization for each vegetal species is executed.

Uma dificuldade para o manejo adequado da irrigação em espécies de plantas perenes, como por exemplo num pomar, é determinar o momento e a quantidade de água que deverá ser aplicada. Há vários métodos tradicionais de medida de consumo diário de água, assim como indicadores do déficit hídrico, mas cada um apresenta seu grau de dificuldade de uso no campo que levam, às vezes, à aproximações pouco exatas. Diante destes problemas e levando em consideração a importância dos citros na economia nacional, o presente trabalho teve dois objetivos principais: a) avaliar dois métodos de determinação de fluxo de seiva para a estimação da taxa de transpiração diária de plantas de lima ácida 'Tahiti' e, b) avaliar o uso da contração radial do ramo ou caule (utilizando um dendrômetro de precisão) e da transpiração relativa da planta (estimada a partir do fluxo de seiva), como indicadores vegetais diretos de deficiência hídrica. Para atingir estes objetivos, foram instalados experimentos em dois pomares, um de plantas jovens e outro de plantas adultas, de lima ácida 'Tahiti'. Os métodos de determinação da transpiração (fluxo de seiva) foram o de balanço de calor (BC) e o da sonda de dissipação térmica (SDT). A comparação entre os dois métodos em um ramo de uma planta adulta, e a comparação do SDT com medidas lisimétricas em plantas jovens, demonstrou o bom desempenho de ambos e sua possibilidade de uso na quantificação da transpiração em citros, principalmente como subsídio à irrigação localizada. No BC há necessidade de precauções para minimizar erros devidos à variações espúrias que os valores de fluxo de seiva sofrem ao longo do período matinal ou de superestimativas no período noturno. No caso da SDT, uma fonte de erro que causa subestimativa é a ocorrência de gradiente térmico natural no caule/ramos nas regiões de medida da sonda, com necessidade de corrigir o erro para medidas mais acuradas. A SDT mostra-se uma técnica confiável e de vantagens em relação ao BC, pela menor complexidade e custo. As variáveis dendrométricas do caule/ramos, recomendadas na bibliografia como indicadoras de estresse hídrico (variação da amplitude diária de contração, da diferença em dias subsequentes do diâmetro máximo e do diâmetro mínimo), mostraram-se problemáticas, pela complexa relação que apresentam com a disponibilidade hídrica no solo, demanda evaporativa do ar e tamanho do caule. A análise da evolução do diâmetro máximo diário e, também, do diâmetro médio mostrou potencialidade de uso como técnica indicadora de estresse hídrico. No entanto, recomenda-se estudos mais aprofundados que considerem regimes hídricos do solo diferenciados e com imposição de secagem mais acentuada, além de se levar em conta características próprias de resposta de espécies cítricas à disponibilidade hídrica do solo e à demanda atmosférica. A transpiração relativa, expressa pela relação entre a transpiração atual e a transpiração máxima (calculada por unidade de área foliar), guardou relação com a variação da disponibilidade hídrica do solo, mas comparada à análise da evolução do diâmetro máximo do caule, mostrou-se menos estável. / A difficulty for the appropriate handling of irrigation of perennial plants like orchards is to determine the moment when and the amount of water that should be applied. There are several traditional methods to determine water nsumption, as well as indicators of water stress.However, they all have difficulties when used in the field because their approaches are not very accurate. Taking into consideration these problems and the importance of citrus in the economy of the state of São Paulo, the present work had two main objectives: a) to evaluate two methods for the estimation of sap flow in the determination of the daily rate of transpiration of plants of 'Tahiti' lime and b) to evaluate the use of the variation of the stem/branches diameter (by using a precision dendrometer) and the relative transpiration (estimated starting from the sap flow) as direct plant indicators of water stress. To reach these objectives, experiments were set up in two orchards of 'Tahiti' lime, one of young plants and another of adult plants. The methods for the determination of the transpiration (sap flow) were: the heat balance method (HBM) and the heat dissipation probe method (HDPM). The comparison between the two methods in a branch of an adult plant and the comparison of HDPM with lisimeter measurements in young plants demonstrated the accuracy of both methods for the quantification of the transpiration in citrus, mainly as a tool for located irrigation. With HBM, precautions should be taken to minimize errors due to spurious variations of sap flow values along the morning or overestimation of the values during night. With HDPM, the occurrence of a natural thermal gradient in the branch or stem is an error source that causes underestimation and that should be taken into account for accurate estimations. HDPM has shown to be a reliable technique with advantages over HBM for its less complexes and lower cost. The use of dendrometric variables of the stem (the variation of the daily contraction, the maximum diameter and the minimum diameter), in the literature recommended as indicative of water stress, is problematic because of the complex relationship that they have with the soil water status, the atmospheric water demand and the size of the stem. The analysis of the evolution of the daily maximum diameter and also, of the mean diameter are potential indicative techniques of plant water stress. However, more profound studies under different soil moisture regimes, with imposition of severe drying of the soil, that also take into account specific response characteristics of citrus species to the soil water status and the atmospheric water demand are needed. The relative transpiration (RT), expressed by the relationship between the current transpiration and the maximum transpiration (calculated by unit of leaf area), was related to the soil water status variation. However, its relation with the analysis of the evolution of the maximum diameter of the stem was less stable.

O objetivo desta pesquisa foi verificar a possibilidade da exploração simultânea de pomar de citros com braquiária da entrelinha para produção de silagem. O delineamento experimental foi inteiramente casualizado com três tratamentos principais quanto ao manejo da braquiária (A: adubação do pomar na linha e manejo da braquiária da entrelinha através de roçadas; B: adubação do pomar na linha, sendo a entrelinha cortada para silagem; C: adubação do pomar na linha e na entrelinha, sendo a braquiária cortada para silagem), com sete repetições, totalizando 21 parcelas de três linhas de citros cada. A linha central foi utilizada para avaliação dos citros, e a entrelinha central para avaliar a braquiária. Foram realizados dois cortes de braquiária na época das águas para avaliação da produção de MS e de atributos químico-bromatológicos (QB). Após o corte, a braquiária foi armazenada de três formas: congelada “in natura”; em minissilos de PVC, sem adição de polpa cítrica, e em minissilos de PVC com adição de polpa cítrica (7, 14 e 21%), com quatro repetições. O material foi ensilado por 35 dias, sendo após aberto e congelado. Avaliou-se, nas amostras congeladas, as características QB: MS, PB, FDN, pH e PT. Fez-se a determinação dos teores de macro e micronutrientes nas folhas de citros e da braquiária, e amostragem do solo da linha e da entrelinha para avaliação da fertilidade. No pomar de citros avaliou-se a produção e as características físicas e tecnológicas dos frutos nas épocas de safra e colheita temporã. Observou-se que a produtividade e as características tecnológicas e físicas dos frutos não foram afetadas pelo manejo da braquiária. No estado nutricional dos citros, observou-se diferença nos teores de cálcio, sendo superiores no tratamento C. Os atributos químicos do solo na linha do pomar não apresentaram diferença entre os tratamentos. Na braquiária, os tratamentos não influenciaram o estado nutricional e os principais atributos químicos do solo. Quanto à produção de MS, nos tratamentos B e C, observou-se diferença entre os mesmos nas duas épocas de corte, com produção de MS 60% superior em C. Nas características QB, houve influência dos tratamentos B e C, da época de corte e da prática de ensilagem em relação a MS, PB, FDN, pH e PT, além de interações entre essas variáveis. Em função dos resultados obtidos quanto à produção e qualidade de citros e da braquiária para ensilagem, conclui-se a viabilidade da exploração desse sistema (pomar de citros e braquiária para ensilagem), desde que seja feita reposição dos nutrientes extraídos através de adubação diferenciada para as duas espécies vegetais. / The objective of this study was to verify the possibility of simultaneous exploration of citrus orchard with brachiaria of interrow for silage production aiming at dairy cow food complementation. The treatment were: A - fertilization of the orchard in the row and manipulation of brachiaria of the interrow by hoeing; B – fertilization of orchard in the row, and having the interrow cut for the silage; C – fertilization of orchard in the row and in the interrow, having the brachiaria cut for silage. The experimental design was randomized blocks with 7 replications, totalling twenty-one parcels with three lines of citrus each. The central line was used for the evaluation of citrus and the central interrow to evaluate the brachiaria. Two cuts of brachiaria were made in the rainy season for the evaluation of dry matter ha -1 and chemical–bromatological attributes production. After cutting, the brachiaria was stored in three different ways: frozen in natura; stored in mini silos of PVC with and without the addition of citric pulp; with four replications. The material was stored in silo for 35 days, and it was opened and frozen afterwards. The following chemical-bromatological characteristics were evaluated within these material dry matter, raw protein, fiber acid detergent, free acidity, and buffer capacity. Macro and micronutrients’ contents in the leaves were determinated, and samples of soil in the row and interrow were taken for the evaluation of soil fertility. In the citrus orchard, the production and the physical and technological characteristics of fruits in two periods (in season and out of season) were evaluated. The results showed that the productivity and the fruits’ technological and physical characteristics were not affected by the way the manipulation of brachiaria in the interrow was conducted. Within the plants’ nutritional state, a difference only for the contents of calcium, which were superior in treatment C, could be observed. The soil’s chemical attributes in the orchard’s line did not present any difference among the treatments. Concerning the brachiaria, the treatments did not have any influence in the nutritional state, nor in the main soil’s chemical attributes. Concerning the production of dry matter, in treatments B and C, a difference between them was observed, in the two seasons of cut, in the production of dry matter: up to 60% for treatment C. Concerning the chemical-bromatological characteristics, there was an influence of the treatments B and C, of the cutting period and of the practice of storage in silos in relation to the contents of dry matter, raw protein, fiber acid detergent, free acidity and buffer capacity in relation; besides the interaction effects among these three variables. Due to the obtained results in relation to the production and quality of citrus and of brachiaria for storage in silos, we can conclude the viability of the exploration of this system (orchard of citrus and brachiaria for storage in silos), as long as the reposition of the extracted nutrients through different fertilization for each vegetal species is executed.

Unlike other rosaceous fruit crops such as apple and cherry, commercial raspberry cultivars are largely self-fertile and can set fruit in the absence of pollinators. However, their floral morphology often prevents complete self-pollaintion. Incomplete pollination yields unmarketable small or crumbly fruits. Insect visitation is therefore essential to maximizing raspberry yield. Honey bees are typically used to pollinate commercial raspberry; however, escalating prices for hive rentals coupled with increasing acreage encourage evaluation of other manageable pollinators. Bumble bees (Bombus spp.) and several mason bees (Osmia spp.) are promising raspberry pollinators. Five bee species were evaluated and compared for their single-visit pollination efficacies on raspberry. From this a pollinator effectiveness index was created and an estimation of the minimum number of visits required to maximize fruit set was calculated. This estimation was then experimentally verified. Finally, in an attempt to synchronize their brief activity period with raspberry bloom, winter management options aimed at delaying the emergence of the mason bee, O. lignaria, were investigated. All five bee species proved excellent pollinators of raspberry. None of the alternative manageable species greatly outperformed honey bees. For this reason honey bees remain the most economical and practical option for open-field raspberry pollination. The adoption of alternative manageable bees could still be justified in other production systems, such as high-tunnel or greenhouse grown raspberry, which hamper honey bees’ ability to forage effectively. The pollinator effectiveness score for honey bees suggested that as few as two visits can achieve maximum fruit set. This estimate was confirmed through experimentation on three different red raspberry cultivars. For two of these cultivars, just one visit yielded drupelet counts similar to openly-pollinated flowers. This information can be used to help refine stocking density estimates for honey bees on raspberry. Wintering bees at 0° or -3° C rather than 4° C effectively delayed emergence of O. lignaria by more than a month without any impact on post-winter performance. These results suggest winter storage at near freezing temperatures is a viable management option for the use of O. lignaria with later-blooming crops.

The thesis studied the biological control of woolly aphid (Eriosoma lanigerum Hausm.) using European earwig (Forficula auricularia L.) in an Australian apple orchard IPM program. Woolly aphid populations were monitored over the 1995/96 and 1996/97 growing seasons, completing a four year study of the pest's status and management under IPM programs at Bathurst in the Central Tablelands of NSW. Woolly aphid infestation in 2 IPM treatments, based on alternative control techniques for codling moth (Cydia pomonella L.), namely mating disruption and fenoxycarb, were compared with a conventional insecticide azinphos-methyl program. Further, the thesis studied the toxicity, to adult European earwigs, of chemicals commonly used in Australian apple orchards. The pesticide alpha-cypermethrin is highly toxic to weevil spp. and is used by apple growers in Western Australia for their control, but it is also toxic to earwigs. This trial investigated the potential of alpha-cypermethrin to disrupt the biological control of woolly aphid. Following a single application as a butt spray, alpha-cypermethrin suppressed the number of earwigs in apple trees for 14 weeks. The single application did not reduce earwig numbers to the extent that the biological control of woolly aphid was lost, however a full season program with applications every 14 to 21 days to all trees, as recommended to control weevils, within an orchard is likely to be very disruptive. The research also studied the control of woolly aphid using insecticide root-soil drenches. Imidacloprid provided excellent control of woolly aphid for 3 seasons. Pirimcarb provided some suppression of woolly aphid during the first season, but not in subsequent seasons. Chlorpyrifos and vamidothion failed to control woolly aphid in any season. / Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

The objectives of this research were to 1) evaluate the establishment and peak standing crop of Berber Orchardgrass (Dactylis glomerata var. "Berber"), Palestine Orchardgrass (Dactylis glomerata var. "Palestine"), and Sheep Fescue (Festuca ovina var. "Covar") ; 2) to assess establishment and production changes resulting from environmental gradients (elevation, slope, aspect, soil texture, precipitation, and resident annual community) across the foothill landscape; 3) develop a mathematical model that predicts site potential for restoration; and 4) evaluate the utility of Geographic Information Systems for creation and analysis of spatial data which identify site production potential. Sixteen sites were chosen which reflect the general character of the foothill rangelands in southwestern Oregon. A Randomized Complete Block design was used to select treatment arrangement on each site. Seeded treatments received both chemical (Glyphosate, Hoelon, and 2,4-D) and mechanical (residue removal) disturbance. Test species were seeded into three replications at each site. Each replication also included a non-treatment control. Standing crop data for test species and resident exotics were collected after three growing seasons. Berber orchardgrass did not establish at most sites and where establishment did take place production was less than 132 kgDM/ha. Palestine orchardgrass established on on a majority of the study sites and produced most aboveground phytomass at mid-elevations where coarser soil textures and deeper soil depths were common. Sheep fescue was the most successful of the three test species and did best on low elevation high clay sites. There was significantly (P=0.001) more phytomass produced by annual exotics on seeded plots than on undisturbed controls at most sites. Both Palestine orchardgrass and sheep fescue treatments significantly suppressed the annual exotics when compared to the Berber treatments. Generally, "Covar" sheep fescue can establish and successfully compete with exotics on heavier textured soils at low elevations. "Palestine orchardgrass is adapted to mid-elevation coarser soils. / Graduation date: 1995

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