Sentence examples for prolonged flooding from inspiring English sources

It is known that alfalfa is not very resistant to flooding, but reed canary grass can withstand prolonged flooding.

Reducing conditions in the subsurface evolved during prolonged flooding of the basin.

"This is a prolonged flooding event in Queensland, and it is unlikely to recede in the very near future," he said.

In trials, the new plant produced as much rice as the original under normal conditions, but over twice as much after prolonged flooding.

Although it is expected to decline in strength over the next six months, its effects on farming, health and livelihoods in developing countries could last two years or more because of failed harvests and prolonged flooding.

The draft strategy, prepared at the end of 2013 before the floods that devastated large areas of England and Wales, also anticipates the prolonged flooding of the type seen on the Somerset Levels.

More intense and frequent cyclones, prolonged floods, increased river and coastal erosion, droughts and salinity of farmland are all environmental problems made worse by climate change.

Therefore, deepwater rice ecotypes are usually prolonged flood (1-5 montoleranterantolerant

Among all abiotic stresses, prolonged flood tolerant accessions are relatively common, i.e., over 5%.

Sunday that Florence had weakened to a tropical depression, but that it would keep dumping rain — another five to 10 inches in central and western North Carolina and southwest Virginia, leading to flash flooding, prolonged river flooding, and greater risk of landslides.

Stagnant flooding (prolonged partial flooding; medium deep) occurs in areas when floodwater of 25 50 cm stagnates in the field from a few weeks to several months (Khush 1984; Singh et al. 2011).