Sentence examples for biotic pests from inspiring English sources
It is generally thought that the extremely diverse array of secondary metabolites observed within Eucalyptus defends against a comparably diverse array of biotic pests, pathogens and herbivores encountered across its natural range.
When used as a structural material, wood has several superior characteristics in comparison to other structural constituents, although it is adversely affected by fires as well as biotic pests and abiotic effects.
and biotic (pests, diseases, etc).
Nutrient imbalances can increase the sensitivity of plants to climatic extremes and to biotic pests [4, 6, 17, 22].
Additionally, the massive outbreaks of biotic pests like the forest cockchafer (Melolontha hippocastani), the European oak leafroller (Tortrix viridana) and the gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar) have in part led to a total destruction of forests in some areas.
Like most crops, cowpea growth and grain yields are greatly reduced by a variety of biotic pests (e.g., bacterial, fungal and viral diseases; insects; nematodes; herbivores) and biotic stresses (severe drought, salinity, and heat) [ 2].
Here we evaluate the interactions among biotic pest regulation, pollination, and nutrient cycling.
The forest cockchafer, a native biotic pest, is a major cause of damage in forests in this region particularly during the regeneration phase.
Our transcriptomic and proteomic analyses allowed us to reveal the molecular bases and related signalling pathways induced in the interaction between olive and its most damaging biotic pest.
Many of the antioxidants, including (poly)phenolics, found in higher concentrations in organic crops are known to be produced by plants in response to abiotic (e.g. wounding and heat, water and nutrient stress) and biotic (pest attacks and disease) stress and form part of the plants' constitutive and inducible resistance mechanisms to pests and diseases.
Due to this reason, in this study were investigated effects of various chemicals (impregnated and varnish type), used to prevent environmental damages (biotic, abiotic pests, fire etc).
