moderate drought

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moderate
adjective
uk
/ˈmɒd.ər.ət/us
/ˈmɑː.dɚ.ət/
neither small nor large in size, amount, degree, ...
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drought
noun[C or U]
uk
/draʊt/us
/draʊt/
a long period when there is little or ...
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(Definition ofmoderateanddroughtfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Some areas ofmoderatedroughtwere completely surrounded by areas of severe devastation.
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Undermoderatedroughtstress, grain protein concentrations have reportedly increased14,22,23, yet tend to decrease under more extreme moisture deficits24.
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Even amoderatedroughtmay result in prolonged leaflessness which would probably enhance recruitment.
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The areas of severe drought are indicated in gray; areas ofmoderatedroughtare in white.
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Can the type of vegetation at a particular site, now under amoderatedroughtregime, be expected to change to one of a more extreme regime?
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It is amoderatedroughttolerant plant, and a nectar source for birds and butterflies in landscape settings.
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It has an advantage it can withstand amoderatedrought, since its leaves are retained even in long dry periods.
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It tolerates full sun as well as partial shade and, once established, it can also survivemoderatedrought.
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It has amoderatedroughttolerance.
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It is characterised by year-round mild temperatures with drier summer months, often resulting inmoderatedroughtconditions with at least one month per year usually recording less than 40mmin 1.
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