(2014) observed that the germination of soybean seeds, after accelerated aging, was reduced with the
desiccation of the plants at pre-harvest, due to the increase in the percentage of abnormal seedlings.
To determine the C / N ratio at the time of cover crop management
desiccation, the total C content in the vegetable tissues was quantified by colorimetric method (Cantarella et al., 2001).
During germination, orthodox seeds become increasingly sensitive to
desiccation, reaching the maximum sensitivity after radicle protrusion (Bewley and Black, 1994).
(2015) studied the
desiccation tolerance of the calyptraeid gastropod Crepidulafornicata (Linnaeus, 1758) in New England and found that no adults died after even 10 h of
desiccation stress at a relative humidity (RH) of 75%.
Drying seeds, as well as contributing to the preservation of physiologic, enables the early harvest of the same, being primordial water content in determining the appropriate time of harvest, thus, several drying methods have been employed to assess the
desiccation tolerance of seeds; among these, natural drying is the most widely used method; although, it is limited by weather, for example, when there are unfavorable conditions of relative humidity and temperature, or when there are large volumes of seeds, the drying of seeds can be hampered (GARCIA et al., 2004; CARVALHO, 2005).
The selected species were subjected to five different
desiccation regimes (a) 2 day (b) 4 day (c) 6 day (d) 8 day and (e) 10 day.
lepidophylla, also known as bird's nest moss) returns to a green appearance approximately twenty-four hours after rehydration when photosynthesis and respiration recommence normal levels (Pampurova and Van Dijck, "The
Desiccation Tolerant Secrets" 285).
Metabolic changes play a role in
desiccation survival, previous studies have indicated that glycogen shift to trehalose during insect-killing nematode Steinernema feltiae dehydration (Gal et al., 2001).
Finot reported, "The rain ruined the
desiccation trial." Prior to the rain, the
desiccation sprayed grapes had faster ripening kinetics and lower average berry weights.
The re-establishment of
desiccation tolerance in germinated radicles of Medicago truncatula Gaertn.