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  2. Cold hardening - Wikipedia

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    Plants that originated in the tropics, like tomato or maize, don't go through cold hardening and are unable to survive freezing temperatures. [3] The plant starts the adaptation by exposure to cold yet still not freezing temperatures. The process can be divided into three steps.

  3. Aerial root - Wikipedia

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    The aerial roots in this case work as regular surface roots. There are also several types of roots, creating a cushion where a high humidity is retained. Some of the aerial roots, especially in the genus Tillandsia, have a physiology that collects water from humidity, and absorbs it directly.

  4. Vegetation and slope stability - Wikipedia

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    Wind throw is the toppling of a tree due to the force of the wind, this exposes the root plate and adjacent soil beneath the tree and influences slope stability. Wind throw is a factor when considering one tree on a slope; however, it is of lesser importance when considering general slope stability for a body of trees as the wind forces involved represent a smaller percentage of the potential ...

  5. Weathering - Wikipedia

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    Roots have a negative electrical charge balanced by protons in the soil next to the roots, and these can be exchanged for essential nutrient cations such as potassium. [43] Decaying remains of dead plants in soil may form organic acids which, when dissolved in water, cause chemical weathering. [ 44 ]

  6. Soil erosion - Wikipedia

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    Forages have a fibrous root system, which helps combat erosion by anchoring the plants to the top layer of the soil, and covering the entirety of the field, as it is a non-row crop. [125] In tropical coastal systems, properties of mangroves have been examined as a potential means to reduce soil erosion.

  7. Thinning - Wikipedia

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    Thinning from below – this low thinning can be split into 4 Grades: A Grade is a very light thinning, that removes all overtopped trees Kraft crown class 4 and 5. B Grade is a very light thinning that removes overtopped trees and intermediates which are Kraft Crown class 4,5 and some 3s, C Grade and D Grade are a moderate and heavy thinning respectively removing anything that will not lead ...

  8. US removes Gaza aid pier due to weather and may not put it ...

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    The pier built by the U.S. military to bring aid to Gaza has been removed due to weather to protect it, and the U.S. is considering not re-installing it unless the aid begins flowing out into the ...

  9. Root mucilage - Wikipedia

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    Root mucilage is known to play a role in forming relationships with soil-dwelling life forms. [1] [4] Just how this root mucilage is secreted is debated, but there is growing evidence that mucilage derives from ruptured cells. As roots penetrate through the soil, many of the cells surrounding the caps of roots are continually shed and replaced. [5]