Sentence examples for biotic protection from inspiring English sources

Yet, concerning the foliage, the plants' anti-insect compounds seem sufficient (see [31] for secondary compounds in Gentianaceae), so that biotic protection was not demonstrated and the rate of defoliation was low in all cases.

Yet, the ants appear to provide only weak biotic protection to the foliage as we saw no significant difference in the percentage of foliar surface eaten by insects between plants from unaltered patches and those from either experimental treatment (Likelihood ratio test: P = 0.25; Fig. 6).

In this article we present the Bonner Approach to evaluate a biotope's importance for biotic resource protection from the criteria naturalness, rarity and endangerment, substitutability, intactness and importance for the ecosystem structure.

By preying on insects that they discovered on plant foliage while they were foraging, the workers of ground-nesting species probably constituted the first cases of biotic plant protection.

Biotic stress protection by P. indica was first shown in barley roots against Fusarium culmorum and in shoots against Blumeria graminis (Waller et al. 2005).

Thus, humans have an effective enclosing barrier that provides protection against biotic attack.

GSH is primarily known for its scavenging function against reactive oxygen species, protection against biotic stress20, and detoxification of endogenous metabolic products including lipid peroxides and oxidative stress21.

Glandular trichomes on the other hand, not only offer physical resistance but also provide chemical protection against biotic and abiotic challenges ([Serna and Martin 2006];[Martin and Glover 2007]; Bandyopadhyay et al.[2004];[Werker 2000];[Mauricio and Rauscher 1997];[Johnson 1975]).

Peroxidases play a role in protection from biotic and abiotic stresses, but also in lignin formation.

Thiamin had been proposed to be involved in several abiotic and biotic stress responses, including protection against oxidative stress [ 60– 60].

Further, flavonoids are enriched in root cortical tissues, likely providing protection against biotic and abiotic stresses [ 38].