Efficacy of azoxystrobin, dichlofluanid, imazalil, kresoxim-methyl, propiconazole and triforine (standard) in the control ofDiplocarpon rosae was evaluated in the years 1997-1999. The compounds were applied as a plant spray. First treatment of plants was performed when first disease symptoms occurred on leaves and spraying was repeated 9 times at weekly intervals. In the autumn of 1999 plants not previously treated with fungicides and showing visible disease symptoms were spraye and after one, 7 and 14 days diseased leaves were sampled. Spores from leaves were transferred onto Petri dishes with potato-dextrose agar. Number of germinating spores was counted after 24 h incubation (4 Petri dishes for each compounds). After 9-weeks protection of rose shrubs with the tested compounds the spread of mycelium on new leaves was strongly inhibited. Only bupirimate at concentration 0,05% gave very poor control of D. rosae. All other tested compounds were better or as good as triforine. Reduction of concentrations used resulted in lower effectiveness. After I, 7 or 14 days from the last spraying of plants with dichlofluanid, kresoxim-methyl and triforine germination of fungus spores was below 9% except kresoxim-methyl at concentration O.Ol% after 14 days (12.5%).

The effectiveness of 25 fungicides in the control of Sphaerotheca pannosa var. rosae were tested on 10 cultivars of roses. Also their influence on plant growth and eventual phytotoxiciry were assessed. The treatments were performed 4 times at weekly intervals. Shrubs treated with Folicur BT 225 EC, Spartak Alpha 380 EC, Sys thane MZ 61 WP, Systhane 125 EC, Tango 500 SC and To pas MZ 61 WP did not show disease symptoms. Bravo 500 SC, Folpan 80 WG, Funaben 50 WP, Penncozeb 80 WG and Saprol 190 EC were slightly less effective than the other tested fungicides. The influence of chemicals on plant growth was closely correlated with cultivar - showing stimulatory. inhibitory or neutral effects. Out of tested preparations Afugan 30 EC, Opus 125 SC and Tango 500 SC were strongly phytotoxic at used doses toward all rose cultivars. The intensity of damage depended on cultivar.

Saprol 190 EC (triforine) and Rubigan 12 EC (fenarimol) diluted in 6 types of water were applied against rose rust Phragmidium mucronatum Cooke. No adjuvants were added to the emulsion except when the spray mix was made using water from Poznań prepared in 2 variants: with an addition of Citowett AL and without it. Independently on the plant protection product type, efficacy of fungicides diluted in well water from Szczepankowo, Kościan or Śmigiel was better than when they were diluted in water after reversed osmosis. However, no type of water exerted any significant effect on efficacy of the investigated fungicides independently on the year of studies, although, in 1999, a better biological activity was shown by Rubigan 12 EC diluted in water from Kościan and Poznań than when they were diluted in water after reversed osmosis. The fungicides were most effective after addition of Citowett AL, however, a visible effect of this adjuvant showing increased rose protection against rose rust was found only in 1998.

The shipment of cut flowers from Colombia and Ecuador to the United States, the biggest importer of this product in the world, has doubled in the last 20 years. One of the main constraints in cut roses production is the gray mold disease caused by the fungus Botrytis cinerea, which can destroy the flowers, in the crop, during storage and/or shipping. Since the resistance of the fungus to conventional fungicides has been increasing, as well as the health effects in rose growers, alternative approaches for controlling the disease are needed. The effect of UV-C light on the gray mold development in cut roses was studied. Irradiation with 2,160; 1,080 and 540 J ⋅ m–2 UV-C, every 24 h for 5 days in a humid chamber, did not harm the roses. Instead, as seen by image analysis, a highly significant reduction of the area of the lesions by the disease and of the fungus germination was obtained at 1,080 J ⋅ m–2. The addition of a 4-h dark period to the irradiation did not improve the effect of UV-C on the disease. The results of this work potentiate the use of UV-C light in the agro-industry as a low-cost and non-invasive alternative method to control diseases. They also reflect the application of optical approaches as image analysis in the evaluation of important agricultural features.

J.L. Hindmarsh, R.M. Rose introduced the concept of neuronal burst. In this paper, synchronization is investigated for the construction of a model of neuronal burst using backstepping control with recursive feedback. Synchronization for a model of neuronal bursting system is established using Lyapunov stability theory. The backstepping scheme is a recursive procedure that links the choice of a Lyapunov function with the design of a controller. The backstepping control method is effective and convenient to synchronize identical systems. Numerical simulations are furnished to illustrate and validate the synchronization result derived in this paper.

We determined the level of flavonoids, citric acid and ascorbic acid in hips of rose species from the Caninae section occurring in Poland. We performed phytochemical analyses of 75 samples representing 11 species: Rosaagrestis Savi, R. canina L., R. dumalis Bechst., R. glauca Pourret, R. inodora Fries, R. jundzillii Besser, R. rubiginosa L., R. sherardii Davies, R. tomentosa Sm., R. villosa L. and R. zalana Wiesb. Flavonoid content was determined spectrophotometrically, and organic acid concentrations by HPLC. The content of the studied compounds varied greatly. Interspecific differences in the amount of flavonoids and ascorbic acid were highly significant. The most common species, Rosa canina, showed low average content of vitamin C (0.51 g/100 g of dry matter) and flavonoids (41 mg/100 g DM) and high content of citric acid (3.48 g/100 g DM). Ascorbic acid was highest in R. villosa hips (avg. 2.25 g/100 g DM), flavonoids were highest in R. rubiginosa (72 mg/100 g DM), and citric acid was highest in R. tomentosa (4.34 g/100 g DM). Flavonoid level correlated negatively with the amount of citric acid (r=-0.47, p<0.001). Cluster analysis of rose species based on the content of the investigated compounds confirmed the validity of the division of sect. Caninae into three subsections: Rubiginosae, Vestitae and Rubrifoliae. The phytochemical variation of these roses reflects their probable phylogenetic relationships as determined from morphology.

Interest in growing roses in Poland is related to the production of cut flowers as ornamentals and of petals and hips for cosmetics or food products. However, recently there has been an increasing number of reports of pest damage on rose plantations. In the case of fruits the damage has been attributed to flies (Rhagoletis alternata) or moths (Cydia tenebrosana), while nematodes have been implicated for growth reduction even on plantations grown under soil-less conditions. Field trials and laboratory experiments to test the possibility of controlling R. alternata larvae or pupae with entomopathogenic fungi and nematodes resulted in a lack of parasitism. On the other hand, the use of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki or Cydia pomonella granulovirus effectively controlled C. tenebrosana. Meloidogyne incognita infestation of roses growing on rock wool substrate was drastically reduced by Arthrobothrys oligospora or abamectin. Factors such as the method of product application or pest susceptibility to the used microbial-based products accounted for the observed differences in efficacy.