Collocations withmoisture

The fractions were placed in a freeze-drier and weighed when no additional moisture loss was recorded (about four days).

Sterile distilled water (0.5 ml) was added to each plate and then mixed to maintain adequate moisture in the faecal cultures.

The amount of moisture was expressed as millimetres of dew.

The discs containing the seeds were then placed on a nonsterile filter paper to remove excess moisture before transfer to germination tests.

It is both adaptable and hardy, and is tolerant of both dryness and excessive moisture.

It is essentially adapted to dry areas and poor soils but will also respond to extra moisture.

Thus, at the time of dispersal, germination may be inhibited by low temperature and/or by lack of moisture.

Depending on the need, this paperboard can be waxed or coated with polyethylene to form a moisture barrier.

Seeds with recalcitrant behaviour are shed from the mother plant at high moisture contents and cannot survive desiccation below a relatively high moisture content.

Indeed, water flux can adversely affect seed moisture level, one of the critical determinants of seed longevity.

All dishes were wrapped with plastic film to reduce moisture loss during incubation and stratification.

At the same time, stands of vigorous banana were produced by mulching which contributed to soil moisture retention and/or the addition of organic matter to the soil.

The extent of yield reduction due to moisture stress, however, was different among the parental lines and the various cross combinations.

Thus, some environmental differences, such as fungal attack or soil moisture, do not seem to influence this process of seed viability loss.

Given that tests were performed under temperatures reflecting conditions in early or late summer, untreated seeds of most perennials should be able to germinate readily when sufficient moisture becomes available.