Number Of Cones Research Articles

Mapping Cones on Mars in High-Resolution Planetary Images with Deep Learning-Based Instance Segmentation

Cones are among the significant and controversial landforms on Mars. Martian cones exhibit various morphological characteristics owing to their complex origin, and their precise origin remains an active research topic. A limited number of cones have been manually mapped from high-resolution images in local areas, and existing detection methods are only applicable to a single type of cone that has a similar morphology and spatial distribution, leading to the vast majority remaining unidentified. In this paper, a novel cone identification approach is proposed that is specially designed for adequately recognizing cones from different regions in high-resolution planetary images. First, due to the lack of a publicly available cone database for reference, we annotated 3681 cones according to the literature on manual interpretation and the cone information provided by the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory (IRL) in HiRISE images. Then, the cone identification problem was converted into an instance segmentation task, i.e., a cone identification approach was designed based on deep neural networks. The Feature Pyramid Network-equipped Mask R-CNN was utilized as the detection and segmentation model. Extensive experiments were conducted for fine recognition of Martian cones with HiRISE. The results show that the proposed approach achieves high performance; it especially efficiently detects multiple types of cones while generating accurate segmentation to describe the geometry contour of cones. Finally, a Martian cone dataset with deep learning-based instance segmentation (DL-MCD) was built, containing 3861 cones for exploring geological processes on the surface of Mars.

Diallel crosses in Picea abies VI. Genetic variation in early reproduction in three young Norway spruce progeny trials

Abstract Female flowering and cone production took place in three Norway spruce progeny tests at ages 17 and 20 years, each planted with full-sib families from a half diallel. The number of cones on individual trees were scored in five classes. More than 50 % of the trees produced cones, and a considerable variation was found among families for the ability to produce cones (precocity) and for the number of clones scored in classes (fruitfulness). Both traits were strongly related to tree heights and diameters at the individual and at the family level. In general, tall trees produced the highest number of cones. However, some families produced many cones even if their average heights were low. In two of the half diallels, estimates of GCA variance components for the number of cones produced had twice the value of the SCA component, indicating additive genetic inheritance of cone production. Heritability estimates of cone scores were 0.10, 0.17 and 0.23, and the genetic correlations between cone production and tree heights were 0.40, 0.50 and 0.35 in the tree half-diallels, respectively.

Climate warming disturbances periodicity of Siberian stone pine seed production (Pinus sibirica Du Tour)

Siberian stone pine is one of the main edificator plants of taiga forests of Western Siberia. Sustainable functioning of forest ecosystems depends on its successful cone crops, as its seeds are the basis for the diet of many forest animals. A cone crop in this species is characterized by pronounced interannual variability, manifested in the formation of high seed yields once in 3-4 years. However, in the last 20 years, high yields have been rare, replaced by years with average and low yields. To establish the reasons for these changes, the dynamics of seeding in the period from 1990 to 2023 and weather conditions in spring in the pollination year during the same period were analyzed. It was found that the number of mature cones in the crown largely depended on spring weather in the year of pollination and was negatively correlated with the sum of active temperatures above +5°C accumulated before the late spring frost. If frost occurred at SAT above 300°C, the following year’s crop was minimized. Analysis of weather conditions showed that, on average, there is a tendency to shift the dates of the last frosts to later dates, and even a short-term decrease in temperature to -1 °C leads to complete death of the future crop of cones. Despite the growth of heat availability in the spring period due to active temperature increase in April, the expected shift of frosts to earlier dates is not observed in the south of Western Siberia. For Siberian stone pine, such situation is fraught with strengthening of negative trend in seeding dynamics. It is supposed that at further climate warming the beginning of spring development of reproductive structures will occur at earlier dates, so reproductive structures will be more damaged by late spring frosts, since the latter remain within the same time frames.

Numerical Simulation and Optimization of Airflow Distribution in Ceramic Drying Room

Uniform and reasonable airflow organization in the drying room is critical for effective ceramic drying. In this research, we conducted a numerical simulation of the drying room and established a mathematical model with non-uniformity coefficients of velocity and temperature of 0.841 and 0.479 × 10−2, respectively. The relative difference between the model and experimental value was within 10%. The airflow uniformity was optimized based on three parameters: number of wind cones, number of air outlets, and the air volume of the wind cones. As the number of wind cones increased, the airflow uniformity initially increased and then deteriorated. However, the airflow uniformity improved as the number of air outlets increased. Additionally, the velocity and temperature non-uniformity coefficients showed a V-shaped trend with an increase in the air volume of the wind cone. The optimal parameters were as follows: five wind cones, four air outlets, an air volume of 44000 m3/h of the wind cone, a velocity non-uniformity coefficient of 0.741, and a temperature non-uniformity coefficient of 0.37 × 10−2. After optimization, the non-uniformity coefficients of velocity and temperature decreased by 11.8 and 22.7%, respectively.

Attractor-repeller construction of Shintani domains for totally complex quartic fields

The units of a number field k act naturally on the real vector space k⊗QR, and so on open subsets of (k⊗QR)⁎ that are stable under the units. A Shintani domain for this action consists of a finite number of polyhedral cones, all having generators in k, whose union is a fundamental domain. Aside from the trivial case of imaginary quadratic fields, no practical method for computing Shintani domains for totally complex number fields has been published. Here we give a quick way to compute Shintani domains for totally complex quartic number fields.To construct these domains we exploit the existence of a forward attractor and backward repeller set for this action. We prove that the number of polyhedral cones needed for the Shintani domain is bounded by an absolute constant, a fact previously known only for cubic or quadratic fields. We also show that our algorithm for finding a Shintani domain runs in polynomial time and we give a table describing the results of running the algorithm on more than 168,000 fields.

Efficient Cone Singularity Construction for Conformal Parameterizations

We propose an efficient method to construct sparse cone singularities under distortion-bounded constraints for conformal parameterizations. Central to our algorithm is using the technique of shape derivatives to move cones for distortion reduction without changing the number of cones. In particular, the supernodal sparse Cholesky update significantly accelerates this movement process. To satisfy the distortion-bounded constraint, we alternately move cones and add cones. The capability and feasibility of our approach are demonstrated over a data set containing 3885 models. Compared with the state-of-the-art method, we achieve an average acceleration of 15 times and slightly fewer cones for the same amount of distortion.

Deep Density Estimation for Cone Counting and Diagnosis of Genetic Eye Diseases From Adaptive Optics Scanning Light Ophthalmoscope Images.

Adaptive optics scanning light ophthalmoscope (AOSLO) imaging offers a microscopic view of the living retina, holding promise for diagnosing and researching eye diseases like retinitis pigmentosa and Stargardt's disease. The technology's clinical impact of AOSLO hinges on early detection through automated analysis tools. We introduce Cone Density Estimation (CoDE) and CoDE for Diagnosis (CoDED). CoDE is a deep density estimation model for cone counting that estimates a density function whose integral is equal to the number of cones. CoDED is an integration of CoDE with deep image classifiers for diagnosis. We use two AOSLO image datasets to train and evaluate the performance of cone density estimation and classification models for retinitis pigmentosa and Stargardt's disease. Bland-Altman plots show that CoDE outperforms state-of-the-art models for cone density estimation. CoDED reported an F1 score of 0.770 ± 0.04 for disease classification, outperforming traditional convolutional networks. CoDE shows promise in classifying the retinitis pigmentosa and Stargardt's disease cases from a single AOSLO image. Our preliminary results suggest the potential role of analyzing patterns in the retinal cellular mosaic to aid in the diagnosis of genetic eye diseases. Our study explores the potential of deep density estimation models to aid in the analysis of AOSLO images. Although the initial results are encouraging, more research is needed to fully realize the potential of such methods in the treatment and study of genetic retinal pathologies.

Reliability of human retina organoid generation from hiPSC-derived neuroepithelial cysts.

The possible applications for human retinal organoids (HROs) derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSC) rely on the robustness and transferability of the methodology for their generation. Standardized strategies and parameters to effectively assess, compare, and optimize organoid protocols are starting to be established, but are not yet complete. To advance this, we explored the efficiency and reliability of a differentiation method, called CYST protocol, that facilitates retina generation by forming neuroepithelial cysts from hiPSC clusters. Here, we tested seven different hiPSC lines which reproducibly generated HROs. Histological and ultrastructural analyses indicate that HRO differentiation and maturation are regulated. The different hiPSC lines appeared to be a larger source of variance than experimental rounds. Although previous reports have shown that HROs in several other protocols contain a rather low number of cones, HROs from the CYST protocol are consistently richer in cones and with a comparable ratio of cones, rods, and Müller glia. To provide further insight into HRO cell composition, we studied single cell RNA sequencing data and applied CaSTLe, a transfer learning approach. Additionally, we devised a potential strategy to systematically evaluate different organoid protocols side-by-side through parallel differentiation from the same hiPSC batches: In an explorative study, the CYST protocol was compared to a conceptually different protocol based on the formation of cell aggregates from single hiPSCs. Comparing four hiPSC lines showed that both protocols reproduced key characteristics of retinal epithelial structure and cell composition, but the CYST protocol provided a higher HRO yield. So far, our data suggest that CYST-derived HROs remained stable up to at least day 200, while single hiPSC-derived HROs showed spontaneous pathologic changes by day 200. Overall, our data provide insights into the efficiency, reproducibility, and stability of the CYST protocol for generating HROs, which will be useful for further optimizing organoid systems, as well as for basic and translational research applications.

Finite element analysis of biomechanical interactions of a subcutaneous suspension suture and human face soft-tissue: a cadaver study

In order to study the local interactions between facial soft-tissues and a Silhouette Soft® suspension suture, a CE marked medical device designed for the repositioning of soft tissues in the face and the neck, Finite element simulations were run, in which a model of the suture was embedded in a three-layer Finite Element structure that accounts for the local mechanical organization of human facial soft tissues. A 2D axisymmetric model of the local interactions was designed in ANSYS, in which the geometry of the tissue, the boundary conditions and the applied loadings were considered to locally mimic those of human face soft tissue constrained by the suture in facial tissue repositioning. The Silhouette Soft suture is composed of a knotted thread and sliding cones that are anchored in the tissue. Hence, simulating these interactions requires special attention for an accurate modelling of contact mechanics. As tissue is modelled as a hyper-elastic material, the displacement of the facial soft tissue changes in a nonlinear way with the intensity of stress induced by the suture and the number of the cones. Our simulations show that for a 4-cone suture a displacement of 4.35 mm for a 2.0 N external loading and of 7.6 mm for 4.0 N. Increasing the number of cones led to the decrease in the equivalent local strain (around 20%) and stress (around 60%) applied to the tissue. The simulated displacements are in general agreement with experimental observations.

Cones from maximum h-scattered linear sets and a stability result for cylinders from hyperovals

This paper mainly focuses on cones whose basis is a maximum h-scattered linear set. We start by investigating the intersection numbers of such cones with respect to the hyperplanes. Then we analyze two constructions of point sets with few intersection numbers with respect to the hyperplanes. In particular, the second one extends the construction of translation KM-arcs in projective spaces, having as part at infinity a cone with basis a maximum h-scattered linear set. As an instance of the second construction we obtain cylinders with a hyperoval as basis, which we call hypercylinders, for which we are able to provide a stability result. The main motivation for these problems is related to the connections with both Hamming and rank distance codes. Indeed, we are able to construct codes with few weights and to provide a stability result for the codes associated with hypercylinders.

Seed sources and safe sites as drivers of Larix cajanderi regeneration following wildfire in the Siberian Arctic

AbstractLarix cajanderi forests, which occupy vast regions of Siberia, grow atop and protect carbon‐rich permafrost. Regeneration of these forests has important implications for long‐term feedbacks into the climate system and their regeneration is strongest following stand‐replacing fires. The goal of this project was to assess sources of regeneration limitation in L. cajanderi forests in northeastern Siberia. We focused on (1) regeneration potential of stands varying in tree density and (2) analyzing seedling establishment patterns in relationship to microsite conditions (safe sites) in the landscape. Seed sources were assessed through cone counts and stand surveys in the summers of 2017 and 2018 in 17 mature L. cajanderi stands. L. cajanderi recruitment patterns in relationship to safe site availability were assessed in 15 areas, spanning approximately 800 km2 along the northern portion of the Kolyma River (69.5477° N, 161.3641° E). Density of trees in a stand was negatively related to the number of cones that the average tree produced and stands of moderate density produced more cones per area than either high‐ or low‐density stands. L. cajanderi seedling establishment was facilitated by safe sites in the landscape. We discovered strong evidence that safe sites are considerably more important for seedling establishment in lowland sites than upland areas. The biological explanation for this pattern is presently unknown; however, we hypothesize this pattern is driven by persistently wet (marshy) soils in some lowland sites as a limiter of seedling establishment. Overall, these data suggest the potential for complex linkages between forest density, propagule availability, fire, safe sight colonization, and seedling establishment that may regulate long‐term dynamics in the understudied L. cajanderi forests of the Siberian Arctic.

Molecular dynamics simulation of the evaporation of thin liquid sodium film on the conical nanostructure surface

Deeply understanding the evaporation of the nanoscale thin liquid film on the nanostructure substrates is significant for further constructing the novel wick structure with nanostructure surfaces, which would be used in the optimal design of the sodium heat pipe. For this purpose, this paper investigates the evaporation of thin liquid film on conical nanostructured surfaces by the molecular dynamics method. A cuboid evaporation system is constructed. It consists of the bottom solid substrate and thin liquid sodium film. A flat solid wall is set as the reference. By changing the nanoscale cone's number and height, five conical nanostructure surfaces are built. The number of gas atoms and the total energy of fluid atoms are observed respectively. The evaporation rate and the average heat flux (q) of six cases are compared. The conical nanostructure suppresses evaporation. With the roughness of the conical nanostructures, the evaporation rate decrement maximum can reach 83% and the q decrement maximum can reach 58%. Based on the thermal resistances in the solid-liquid contact region, the D (Self-diffusion coefficient), and the peak values of RDF (Radial distribution function), the mechanisms of the conical nanostructure surfaces are analyzed. The suppressing effects of the conical nanostructure surfaces are achieved by weakening the heat conduction in the solid-liquid contact region and mitigating the collision heat transfer of liquid atoms.

Оценка качества лесосеменного материала на экспериментальном участке сосны обыкновенной (Pinus sylvestris L.) при адаптивном восстановлении лесных ландшафтов

When choosing a technology for restoring forest landscapes, the quality of forest seed material is a significant factor. To develop a reference information system to support decision-making for adaptive restoration of forest landscapes, it is necessary to have data on the types and quality of forest seed material. Existing studies directly or indirectly confirm, on the one hand, the influence of seed quality on the quality of future plantations, on the other hand, the influence of forest characteristics on the quality and quantity of seeds. Preservation of the quality of forest seed material in conditions of large-scale harvesting of Scots pine seeds (Pinus sylvestris L.) is possible with the development of permanent forest seed plots, and (or) the use of modern technologies for separating forest seeds without loss of genetic diversity and increasing not only germination and seed germination energy, but also the vitality of seedlings, their stability to the change of abiotic factors. Descriptive statistics of biometric parameters of trees and cones of Scots pine on the experimental site (N51°50.00'; E39°22.09', 113 m ASL) demonstrates the following values (average; average error): the height of the tree (186.2; 11.7), the diameter of the root neck of the tree (5.9; 0.3), the ratio of the height of the tree to the diameter of the root neck (31.90; 0.97), the number of cones (9; 4), the number of seeds (12; 5). There is a strong positive correlation at the level of p < 0.0001 between diameter and height, a strong positive correlation between the number of cones and the number of seeds (p < 0.001), a strong positive correlation (p < 0.05) between the height of the tree and the number of cones. In the future, it is planned to evaluate the relationship of accumulated degree days, accumulated precipitation, normalized difference vegetation index with the cones and seeds number.

Изменчивость репродуктивного развития полусибов плюсовых деревьев Pinus sibirica Du Tour

Selection of Pinus sibirica Du Tour plus trees by seed productivity, breeding of half-sibs, characterized by an abundance of cones and pollen, serve as the basis for the creation of high-yielding target plantations. The aim of the research was to select families with a large percentage of early reproductive development's trees, and specimens with a lot of cones and shoots with male inflorescences. Also, to select specimens in different families of Pinus sibirica Du Tour plus trees by early reproductive development, taking into account the formation of cones and pollen. The subject of the study was the seed progeny of Pinus sibirica Du Tour trees at biological age of 31-35 years, grown on the territory of the arboretum of Reshetnev University, the site «Prodolzhenie geoshkoly» (N 55.9666666667, E 92.6166666667, 287 meters above sea level). Initially, five plus trees growing in Irkutsk (60/24) and Novosibirsk regions (98/62, 102/66, 106/70 and 110/74) for reproduction among certified plus trees by seed productivity were selected. The growing conditions and indicators of plus trees from the certificate drawn up by the commission during their certification are given. Cones from these trees were collected, then seeds were sown and planting material was grown, which was transplanted to the site of the arboretum of Reshetnev University. In 2018, 2021 and 2022, the number of cones and microstrobiles in early reproductive development semis by using binoculars was determined. The variability by early reproductive development of half-sibs in the formation of cones both between families of plus trees (7.8-25.3 psc.), and within families (60/24 – 2-22 psc.; 98/62 – 2-115 psc.; 102/66 – 4-45 psc.;106/70 – 1-54 psc.; 110/74 – 1-15 psc.) is noted. The selection of specimens by the size of the cones was not carried out. Some specimens formed both cones and pollen: 82-7, 85-10 and 87-13 in the family of the plus trees 60/24; 72-11, 79-2, 79-3, 79-4, 79-8, 80-3, 81-4, 85-22 (family 98/62); 83-1,83-6, 83-9, 84-2, 84-4, 86-9, 86-1 (family 102/66); 78-3, 78-9, 81-8, 81-9, 81-10, 85-19 (family 106/70); 79-9, 84-12, 86-5 (family 110/74). Selected specimens have a huge value and can be widely used in their vegetative reproduction and the creation of high-yielding plantations of early reproductive development.

Performance of Hop Cultivars Grown with Artificial Lighting under Subtropical Conditions.

The objective of this study was to determine the duration of the main phenological stages, plant growth development, yield, and cone quality of hop cultivars grown under artificial light (17 h per day) during vegetative development (early season) in a subtropical climate region. The study was conducted in Palotina, Paraná, Brazil (24° S), during the 2021 and 2022 growing seasons. The plants were cultivated in a 5.5 m high trellis system with artificial light supplementation during vegetative development. The hop cultivars Hallertau Mittelfrüher, Mapuche, Northern Brewer, Spalter, and Yakima Gold were used in the treatments. The duration of the phenological stages, vegetative growth (plant height, fresh mass of the plants, number of lateral branches per plant), components of productive yield (number of cones per side branch, number of cones per plant, fresh mass, length, and width of the cone, production of fresh cones per plant, and yield), and chemical components of the cones (alpha- and beta-acid contents, and essential oil concentrations) were recorded. The duration of the phenological stages was visually evaluated, and plant growth was analyzed using non-linear log-logistic regression. The remaining data were subjected to analysis of variance and the means were compared using Tukey's test. The data were also subjected to multivariate analysis using the principal components test, correlation analysis, and hierarchical grouping. The cultivar Mapuche was considered an early hop in both seasons, and the cultivars Spalter and Yakima Gold were considered early cultivars in the second season. In both seasons, the productive yield components were positively correlated with the precocity of the cultivars, in which Mapuche in the 2021 season and Mapuche, Spalter, and Yakima Gold in the 2022 season had the highest mean of the number of cones per side branch and per plant, production per plant, and productivity. The cultivar Yakima Gold had a positive correlation with the chemical quality of cones, alpha and beta acid contents, and essential oil concentrations, for both seasons.

The affect of different light color of physiological conditions of cantang grouper seed (Epinephelus fuscoguttatus lanceolatus) with different size

This study consisted of four treatments and three replications, namely the treatment without the addition of light (WL), the addition of green light (G), the addition of blue light (B) and the addition of red light (R). The grouper seeds used are 5-13 cm in size from Gondol Bali. The results showed that fish fry measuring 5-13 cm prefer blue light compared to other light. A total of 56.67% of fish fry choose blue light, followed by green light as much as 25.56%, red light by 11.11% and the lowest in the treatment without light that was 6.67%. The addition of blue light in the rearing container gave the best growth response at a size of 5-13 cm, and the lowest growth response was given to the treatment with the addition of red light. While the number of rod cells was more than cone cells in all treatments with 5-13 cm cantang grouper seed size. However, the highest number of rods and cones was in the treatment WL compared to other treatments. However, the highest growth response occurred in the treatment B and followed by the treatment G, it is presumed that the cone cells found in treatments B and G were dominated by double cone cells which were very sensitive to color, compared to cells. single cone, so that cantang grouper fry respond more quickly to the feed given. While the treatment WL was more dominated by single cone cells.

Using equiluminance settings to estimate the cardinal chromatic directions for individuals.

Color information is processed by the retina and lateral geniculate along principal dimensions known as the cardinal directions of color space. Normal differences in spectral sensitivity can impact the stimulus directions that isolate these axes for individual observers and can arise from variation in lens and macular pigment density, photopigment opsins, photoreceptor optical density, and relative cone numbers. Some of these factors that influence the chromatic cardinal axes also impact luminance sensitivity. We modeled and empirically tested how well tilts on the individual's equiluminant plane are correlated with rotations in the directions of their cardinal chromatic axes. Our results show that, especially for the SvsLM axis, the chromatic axes can be partially predicted by luminance settings, providing a potential procedure for efficiently characterizing the cardinal chromatic axes for observers.

Large investment of stored nitrogen and phosphorus in female cones is consistent with infrequent reproduction events of Pinus koraiensis, a high value woody oil crop in Northeast Asia.

Pinus koraiensis is famous for its high-quality timber production all the way and is much more famous for its high value health-care nut oil production potential since 1990's, but the less understanding of its reproduction biology seriously hindered its nut productivity increase. Exploring the effects of reproduction on nutrient uptake, allocation and storage help to understand and modify reproduction patterns in masting species and high nut yield cultivar selection and breeding. Here, we compared seasonality in growth and in nitrogen ([N]) and phosphorus ([P]) concentrations in needles, branches and cones of reproductive (cone-bearing) and vegetative branches (having no cones) of P. koraiensis during a masting year. The growth of one- and two-year-old reproductive branches was significantly higher than that of vegetative branches. Needle, phloem and xylem [N] and [P] were lower in reproductive branches than in vegetative branches, although the extent and significance of the differences between branch types varied across dates. [N] and [P] in most tissues were high in spring, decreased during summer, and then recovered by the end of the growing season. Overall, [N] and [P] were highest in needles, lowest in the xylem and intermediate in the phloem. More than half of the N (73.5%) and P (51.6%) content in reproductive branches were allocated to cones. There was a positive correlation between cone number and N and P content in needles (R2 = 0.64, R2 = 0.73) and twigs (R2 = 0.65, R2 = 0.62) of two-year-old reproductive branches. High nutrient sink strength of cones and vegetative tissues of reproductive branches suggested that customized fertilization practices can help improve crop yield in Pinus koraiensis.

Seed yield structure in taiga and sub-settlement Siberian stone pine forests: level, and nature of differences

On the example of Siberian stone pine, seed productivity was analysed in two stands that differed in origin and formation conditions. The cone yield was analysed in years with different levels of seed production in the period from 2016 to 2019. In terms of the number of cones per tree, the sub-settlement Siberian stone pine forest was 2-3 times superior to the taiga Siberian stone pine forest. The level of individual variability in the number of cones in the near-settlement Siberian stone pine forest was significantly lower than in the taiga forest. There is reason to believe that the high level of variability is likely related to a more pronounced differentiation of the stand by crown size. The number of dead ovules in the Siberian stone pine forest in settlement is 60-70% higher than in the taiga forest. Due to high “mortality” of ovules and high variability of this trait, the number of filled seeds in the near-settlement Siberian stone pine forest is much lower, and variability in the number of complete seeds is much higher than in taiga Siberian stone pine forest. When there are few filled seeds in a cone, the size of each of them increases. Therefore, the average weight of one filled seed is higher in the subsettlement Siberian stone pine forest than in the taiga forest. Thus, the quality of the cones in the years of average and especially high yield in the near-settlement Siberian stone pine forest is much lower, and the level of variability of the traits that characterise it is much higher, and the distribution of the traits is characterised by a pronounced negative kurtosis. Obviously, these peculiarities of the near-settlement Siberian stone pine forest are related to human interference in the course of its development, which disturbed the course of natural selection and deformed the genotypic composition of the population.

Reproductive effort assessment for woody plants using Siberian spruce and Siberian fir

The correlation between the yield of Siberian spruce (Picea obovata Ledeb.) and Siberian fir (Abies sibirica Ledeb.) cones and radial wood increments was examined using long-term data (47 years) from direct observations. Broad-leaved coniferous woods of the Ufa Plateau (PreUral), which are located inside the Ufa River's water protection zone, make up the special polygon where the research was conducted. According to the experiments, there was no correlation with the yield of cones and the radial increment of wood, either positive or negative. Simultaneously, it was discovered that there is a rise in the radial increment of timber wood with an increase in the number of spruce and fir cones in the climatic circumstances of a particular year. The maximum growth of the plant's vegetative mass, in this case, the radial growth of the timber wood, is shown in the year with the highest cone output. Consequently, fir and spruce in this area have the effect of reversing reproductive effort.