Sentences with phrase «withstand water stress»
The leaves growing in the «toughest,» most exposed places at the top of the crown grow better suited to withstand water stress than leaves in the lower crown do.
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Published online this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the study found that the species most resistant to drought are those that are better at withstanding stress to the water transport system — composed of internal pipes known as xylem — that carries water from the roots to the crown.
The study found that the ability to withstand this stress was more predictive of survival than other factors such as the overall amount of water lost through leaves and the depth of roots.
A team including Princeton University researchers has found that tree species that can withstand stress to the water - transport system that carries water from the roots to the crown are less susceptible to drought and massive die - off.
They add that the turbines rotate slowly, in a drag type mode, so the blades «can be made stronger to withstand the high stress loads created by the water flow, unlike propellers and foils which also try to produce a lift effect to improve their performance».