Sentence examples for are desiccation from inspiring English sources
noun
The state or process of being desiccated
Orchid seeds are desiccation tolerant, but often have poor longevity in seed banks and cryopreservation of orchid protocorms is complex and expensive.
Germination is from July to September, and seeds are desiccation sensitive so they do not form a seed bank (Donoso 1975).
The majority of epiphytic orchids are desiccation tolerant, and can be stored at − 20 °C in seed banks (Seaton et al. 2010).
In any case, seeds of both species are desiccation sensitive.
Thus, they are desiccation sensitive (Berjak and Pammenter 2008).
Seeds of B. coccinea and C. caulifora are desiccation sensitive to varying degrees and have physiological epicotyl dormancy.
Lichens inhabit some of the harshest climates on earth and most lichen species are desiccation-tolerant.
As hard-bodied ticks are more capable of survival during dry seasons than are desiccation-prone GI helminth free-living stages [ 62], the increase in tick infestations in the dry season may represent ticks taking advantage of a decrease in GI parasite-driven Th2 immune pressure at this time.
Seeds need to be desiccation resistant in order to survive the natural environment.
The second most cited hypothesis is desiccation resistance.
The bacterium is often found in milk powders and is desiccation resistant.
