Sentence examples similar to enhanced defoliation from inspiring English sources
Colonization rates of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi decreased with time in T. repens roots but were enhanced by defoliation, whereas AM colonization rates in P. pratense roots were not affected by harvest time or defoliation.
However, treatments defoliation and cluster thinning enhanced proanthocyanidins concentration compared to the controlling set (Table 12A,B).
The results also highlight the importance of understanding the contrasting spatial patterns of trampling and defoliation impacts, differences which can be further enhanced with increasing heterogeneity of the vegetation.
It is important to notice that JA can also induce changes in resource allocation to enhance plant tolerance to defoliation [ 101, 106- 108].
Conversely litter removal improved overall production at the Tame Site, although litter did enhance grass tiller recovery following mid-season defoliation at both sites, in part due to positive influences on soil moisture.
Three defoliation classes were defined in the field at stand level: non-defoliated (<25%% loss of leaf area); moderate defoliation (25 75 % loss of leaf area); and severe defoliation (>75 % loss of leaf area).
Failing there, he'd have ordered defoliation".
Large branch damage and defoliation begins around 60 mph.
Defoliation history had three levels: (1) no past defoliation, (2) defoliation 1 week before labelling, and (3) defoliation 1, 2 and 3 weeks before labelling, while recent defoliation had two levels: (1) no defoliation and (2) defoliation immediately before labelling.
