of or characterized by the absence of life or living organisms
Also: abiotical
Derived forms
abiotically
adverb
Word origin
[a-6 + biotic]
Examples of 'abiotic' in a sentence
abiotic
Abiotic stress induces several changes in plants at physiological and molecular level.
Manoj Kumar Dhar, Parivartan Vishal, Rahul Sharma, Sanjana Kaul 2014, 'Epigenetic Dynamics: Role of Epimarks and Underlying Machinery in Plants Exposed toAbiotic Stress', International Journal of Genomicshttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/187146. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The relationship between seven abiotic variables of the breeding habitats was measured.
Nayana Gunathilaka, Menaka Hapugoda, Rajitha Wickremasinghe, Wimaladharma Abeyewickreme 2019, 'A Comprehensive Analysis on Abundance, Distribution, and Bionomics of Potential MalariaVectors in Mannar District of Sri Lanka', Malaria Research and Treatmenthttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/1650180. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Seaweed polysaccharides promote crop growth and improve plant resistance to abiotic stress.
Ping Zou, Xueli Lu, Hongtao Zhao, Yuan Yuan, Lei Meng, Chengsheng Zhang, Yiqiang Li 2019, 'Polysaccharides Derived From the Brown Algae Lessonia nigrescens Enhance Salt StressTolerance to Wheat Seedlings by Enhancing the Antioxidant System and Modulating IntracellularIon Concentration', Frontiers in Plant Sciencehttps://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2019.00048/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The effect-response framework states that plant functional traits link the abiotic environment to ecosystem functioning.
David Schellenberger Costa, Alice Classen, Stefan Ferger, Maria Helbig-Bonitz, MarcellPeters, Katrin Böhning-Gaese, Ingolf Steffan-Dewenter, Michael Kleyer 2017, 'Relationships between abiotic environment, plant functional traits, and animal bodysize at Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5358856?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Examples are given for water flow as the most prominent abiotic factor.
Georg A. JANAUER 2001, 'Is what has been measured of any direct relevance to the success of the macrophytein its particular environment?', Journal of Limnologyhttp://www.jlimnol.it/index.php/jlimnol/article/view/391. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The coastal systems experience strong variations in multiple abiotic environmental factors, especially the temperature.
Ao Li, Ao Li, Li Li, Li Li, Li Li, Wei Wang, Wei Wang, Wei Wang, Kai Song, Kai Song,Kai Song, Guofan Zhang, Guofan Zhang, Guofan Zhang 2018, 'Transcriptomics and Fitness Data Reveal Adaptive Plasticity of Thermal Tolerance inOysters Inhabiting Different Tidal Zones', Frontiers in Physiologyhttps://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2018.00825/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
These results suggest that they play critical roles in the response to abiotic stress.
Yongjun Shu, Wei Li, Jinyue Zhao, Ying Liu, Changhong Guo 2018, 'Transcriptome sequencing and expression profiling of genes involved in the responseto abiotic stress in Medicago ruthenica', Genetics and Molecular Biologyhttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572018000400638&lng=en&tlng=en. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Abiotic stresses, especially drought, seriously threaten cereal crops yields and quality.
Fachao Shi, Fachao Shi, Yijie Dong, Yi Zhang, Xiufeng Yang, Dewen Qiu 2017, 'Overexpression of the PeaT1 Elicitor Gene from Alternaria tenuissima Improves DroughtTolerance in Rice Plants via Interaction with a Myo-Inositol Oxygenase', Frontiers in Plant Sciencehttp://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2017.00970/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Genes from wild species show potential abilities to improve abiotic resistance in cultivated species.
Jinhua Li, Chunrui Chen, Juanjuan Wei, Yu Pan, Chenggang Su, Xingguo Zhang 2019, 'SpPKE1, a Multiple Stress-Responsive Gene Confers Salt Tolerance in Tomatoand Tobacco', International Journal of Molecular Scienceshttps://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/20/10/2478. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The problem of preserving the diversity of abiotic world for future generations.
Samoilova Kh.M,, Samoilich D.O.,, Manyuk V.V. 2015, 'Geodiversity: new category in the development of the Nature reserve fund of Ukraine',Vìsnik Dnìpropetrovsʹkogo Unìversitetu: Serìâ Geologìâ, Geografìâhttp://geology-dnu.dp.ua/index.php/GG/article/view/188/pdf_8. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)