Sentence examples for growth sparse from inspiring English sources

It was speculated that methylation of K36 is required for the normal expression of genes involved in asexual and sexual differentiation because mutant strains displayed slow growth, sparse conidia production, and female sterility (Adhvaryu et al., 2005).

Bacterial growth on the plates were classified as no growth, sparse (n < 20), moderate (20 to 100), or profuse (> 100) on the basis of the number of colonies on the agar plates.

Growth is classified as no growth, sparse, moderate or profuse, on the basis of the number of colonies on the plates, in untreated wounds, wounds treated with LHP®cream and petrolatum treated wounds from 10 horses. 1 No growth (0 colonies), 2 sparse growth (1-19 colonies), 3 moderate growth (20 to 100 colonies) and 4 profuse growth (> 100 colonies).

In closed-canopy forest, growth is sparse on the floor except where sunlight penetrates through gaps in the canopy.

Tree growth becomes sparse and stunted and eventually disappears, to be replaced by the light but tough vegetation of the Arctic tundra.

Some of them, she writes, mimicked natural hills: "real earth had blown on to them to hold a growth of sparse grass and perhaps even a sinewy peppercorn or peach tree".

This, in turn enabled the growth of sparse vegetation that enhanced deposition of pedogenic carbonate.

Additional acquisitions in tertiary products like student loans, deposit accounts, and credit services have enabled the company to expand their market share in markets that are both ripe for growth and sparse of competition.

The bathymetry of the Hudson is such that appropriate water depths and appropriate substrate for oyster growth are sparse down-estuary from TZ-HB, so the total area with suitable water column and benthic conditions could be expected to decrease with a shift in the salinity distribution toward the mouth.

In the second sample the growth was sparse, and could easily have been overlooked.

All samples grew G. bethesdensis within 3 weeks on a variety of media (Middlebrook 7H11, BCYE, and fungal media), but growth was sparse.