abiotic stress

collocation in English

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abiotic
adjective
uk
/ˌeɪ.baɪˈɒt.ɪk/us
/ˌeɪ.baɪˈɑː.t̬ɪk/
relating to things in the environment that are ...
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stress
noun
uk
/stres/us
/stres/
great worry caused by a difficult situation, or something that causes ...
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The final two chapters review physiological and biochemical indicators of stress tolerance and breeding approaches to improvingabioticstresstolerance.
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Developing new cultivars with enhancedabioticstresstolerance would undoubtedly have an enormous impact on global food production.
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Thus,abioticstressmay explain the pattern of abundance in the dry season.
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There, lowabioticstresscombined with high biotic 'intricacy' favors agricultural systems that incorporate existing diversity rather than simplifying it.
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The three groups of papers, one for each type ofabioticstress, are followed by a brief but very informative synthesis.
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While developing new technologies, it is important to diagnose needs and limiting factors - biophysical and socioeconomic constraints, biotic andabioticstressfactors, resource conditions, and market, policy and institutional factors.
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Drought tolerance was prioritized because it is the most commonly encounteredabioticstressthat causes large reductions in grain and stover yields.
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Every tree that is scorched and each bird nest that is devoured is a sign of theabioticstress.
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Ifabioticstressdoes not have a strong presence in an area, the biodiversity will be much higher.
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Preventative measures are the only way that humans can protect themselves and their possessions fromabioticstress.
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Lastly,abioticstresshas enabled species to grow, develop, and evolve, furthering natural selection as it picks out the weakest of a group of organisms.
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In plants, threonine ammonia-lyase is important in defense mechanisms against herbivores and is upregulated in response toabioticstress.
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Crops modified to be resistant toabioticstressand other factors that decrease yields would require less land use.
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This idea leads into the understanding of howabioticstressand endangered species are related.
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Abioticstressis the most harmful factor concerning the growth and productivity of crops worldwide.
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It has been observed through a variety of environments that as the level ofabioticstressincreases, the number of species decreases.
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On the larger scale, though, natural wildfires are positive manifestations ofabioticstress.
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Abioticstressaffects animals, but plants are especially dependent on environmental factors, so it is particularly constraining.
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During this time they have evolved in order to lessen the effects ofabioticstress.
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