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• Drought rhizogenesis — is an adaptive root response to drought stress. New emerging roots are short, swollen, and hairless, capable of retaining turgor pressure and resistant to prolonged desiccation. Upon rewatering, they are capable of quickly forming an absorbing… …   Wikipedia

• Drought tolerance — Sedum is a drought tolerant plant whose specific adaptations include succulence and a waxy surface on its leaves and stems. Drought tolerance refers to the degree to which a plant is adapted to arid or drought conditions. Desiccation tolerance is …   Wikipedia

• Drought Research Initiative — The Drought Research Initiative(DRI) was established to better understand the physical characteristics of and processes influencing Canadian Prairie droughts, and to contribute to their better prediction, through a focus on the recent severe… …   Wikipedia

• Drought in Canada — Average precipitation departures from normal over Canada from autumn 2000 through summer 2002. Precipitation departures are relative to the 1961 90 reference period …   Wikipedia

• stress — Non optimal conditions for growth. Stresses may be imposed by biotic (pathogens, pests) or abiotic (environment, such as heat, drought etc.) factors …   Glossary of Biotechnology

• Natural stress — Abiotic stress is stress produced by natural factors such as extreme temperatures, wind, drought, and salinity. Man doesn’t have much control over abiotic stresses. It is very important for humans to understand how stress factors affect plants… …   Wikipedia

• Natural Stress — Abiotic stress is stress produced by natural factors such as extreme temperatures, wind, drought, and salinity. Man doesn’t have much control over abiotic stresses. It is very important for humans to understand how stress factors affect plants… …   Wikipedia

• Abiotic stress — is defined as the negative impact of non living factors on the living organisms in a specific environment. [cite web|url=http://www.biology online.org/dictionary/Abiotic stress|title=Abiotic Stress|publisher=Biology Online|accessdate=2008 05 04]… …   Wikipedia

• Deficit irrigation — (DI) is a watering strategy that can be applied by different types of irrigation application methods. The correct application of DI requires thorough understanding of the yield response to water (crop sensitivity to drought stress) and of the… …   Wikipedia

• Tamarillo — This article is about the fruit. For other uses, see Tamarillo (disambiguation). Tamarillo Conservation status …   Wikipedia

• Mycosporine-like amino acids — (MAAs) are small secondary metabolites produced by organisms that live in environments with high volumes of sunlight, usually marine environments. So far there are up to 20 known MAAs identified.[1] They are commonly described as “microbial… …   Wikipedia