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TOLERANCE SECHERESSE [1 record]

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Record 1 2025-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Biology
  • Climatology
CONT

Plants use drought tolerance to repair the damage caused by severe and long-term stress. Drought tolerance is the ability of plants to carry on physiological activities, at least to a certain extent, under severe drought.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie végétale
  • Climatologie
CONT

Pour accroître sa biomasse, une plante a besoin d'eau. Cette dépendance fondamentale est toutefois plus ou moins poussée selon les cultures ou les environnements. Une culture à forte croissance peut donc produire plus de grains, à condition de gérer l'eau disponible pour atteindre la maturité, sous peine de subir de fortes pertes de rendements. La tolérance à la sécheresse résulte donc d'un fin équilibre entre maximiser l'utilisation de l'eau pour produire et garder suffisamment d'eau pour les stades clefs du développement [...]

Key term(s)
  • tolérance à la sècheresse

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