Sentence examples for protected from desiccation from inspiring English sources

The dish was left open for 1 2 days to desiccate and kill saprophytes (EPNs inside cadavers are protected from desiccation).

Insect eggs are often protected from desiccation by parentally derived gels, casings, or cocoons, but active parental protection of offspring from desiccation has never been demonstrated.

The plant is protected from desiccation by a waxy cuticle.

The cluster roots are then allowed to die, but the laterals are protected from desiccation by a continuous supply of water from the sinker root.

The other half was protected from desiccation with a small damp piece of anti-dust experimental tissue.

Tissue formed during a common garden period of 4 month were sampled from all thalli, emerged at 15°C and protected from desiccation by being placed in fully hydrated plastic boxes on damp paper towels.

When buried in the sediment, burrowing bivalves are protected from the pounding of waves, desiccation and overheating during low tide, and variations in salinity caused by rainwater.

In windy spots a thick layer of light and fluffy mulch protects soil from desiccation.

These tend to restrict water loss from the stomates and protect them from desiccation.

Temporary dressings protect wounds from desiccation and infection.

Workers groom eggs frequently and smear their saliva on the egg surfaces to protect them from desiccation and pathogenic infection [3], [6] (see Movie S1).