Sentence examples for increasing leaf from inspiring English sources

The widespread continental increase in woody plants shown here corroborates global trends of increasing leaf area index35 and vegetation greenness36 in semi-arid areas, thereby challenging the long-held desertification narrative37.

For C3 crops, the effects of elevated [CO2] on crop water use reduction will depend on its relative effects increasing leaf area and crop temperature (both can increase water use) versus improving transpiration efficiency37,38.

We estimated mapped transpiration (Tr) at a point scale (1 m2) and showed that Tr increased linearly with increasing leaf area index (LAI).

There was a significant reduction in brown rust incidence as a function of increasing leaf Si concentrations in all soil types.

This water table recovery was related to the increasing leaf biomass of the regeneration stratum over time, rather than to the crown expansion of residual trees.

Moreover, limited uptake of Na+ resulted in the decreased plant antioxidation activity irrespective of increasing leaf B concentrations which in turn enhanced the rice tolerance.

We conclude that future warming could alter the composition of soil organic matter at the molecular level, accelerating lignin degradation and increasing leaf-cuticle-derived carbon sequestration.

Increasing leaf-protein concentration can increase CO2 fixation and thereby reduce Ci, increasing WUE.

After topping, the suckers, or lateral shoots, are removed to increase leaf development, providing increased yields.

Ca(NO3 2 fertilization increased leaf K and Ca contents.

N supply increased leaf percentages, but decreased fine root percentages.