When a group of different plant species was prompted by a variety of different stress signals, such as drought or cold, each plant responded uniquely.

When this gene was inserted into tomato and tobacco cells ( see RNA interference ), the cells were able to withstand environmental stresses like salt, drought, cold and heat, far more than ordinary cells.

When stressed by drought or heat, plants can also contain toxic levels of cyanide and / or nitrates at later stages in growth.

When a revolutionary gives a speech to try to drum up support for the army approaching despite rain in the north, Wang Lung and O-Lan realize the drought is over.

When winter approaches, in drought conditions, or at times of other harsh environmental conditions, production of new female generations ceases and parthenogenic males are produced.

When the famine came, it was so severe that people from surrounding nations " from all over the earth " came to Egypt to buy bread as this nation was the only Kingdom prepared for the seven year drought.

When a drought caused a deep famine in 1788, there was no money available from the French Treasury, as had been done in the past, to subsidize the cost of flour for bread to prevent mass starvation.

When Rome suffered from drought, the stone was dragged into the city.

When they construct gator holes in the wetlands, they increase plant diversity and also provide habitat for other animals during drought periods.

When rain came and ended the drought, the grateful villagers gave Wen Shi the name " Mother of Dragons " ( 龍母 ) or " Divine Human " ( 神人 ).

When water is truly scarce, as in times of drought, they dig holes, commonly known as gorras, in the dry riverbeds.

When drought strikes, the sirens can aestivate in mud burrows and their bodies secrete a moisture-sealing cocoon over the body.

When there is a drought, people make an image of Responding Dragon, and they receive a heavy rainfall.

When exposed to the air, such as may occur in a time of severe drought, the sulfides oxidize, producing sulfuric acid.

When 98 % of the State of NSW was declared drought affected recently, Uki was in the 2 % that was not drought affected.

When Hertha was promoted in 1997, it ended Berlin's six-year-long drought without a Bundesliga side which had made the Bundesliga the only top league in Europe without representation from its country's biggest city and capital.

When drought hits the area following a poor rainfall, surface water is not available at a majority of these points, and water scarcity becomes a serious problem ( mainly in the eastern part of the sanctuary ).

When he hit the home run, ex-teammate Luis Castillo took over the major league lead for a home run drought, not having hit one in 612 at-bats.

When the drought is longer than usual the water in these tanks is exhausted and the people have to walk miles to the few villages with springs or wells, and queue up for a turn to draw a few liters of water.

When Collingwood won the match to end a premiership drought of 17 years, McHale was overwhelmed with emotion.

When he had finished he led him and the mare to the porch.

When the station wagon drew abreast of the dusty dirt road that led up to the porch of the Culver house, Pamela turned the wheel, guiding the car to its familiar parking spot close to the house, and stopped.

When he turned into the highway that led to the outskirts of the city and then rose toward home, he had to pull over to the curb and wait for a few minutes, sucking in air and squinting and blinking his eyes to clear them of tears.

When Title IV took effect in the early 1990s, it led to installation of public Teletypewriter ( TTY ) machines and other TDDs ( Telecommunications Device for the Deaf ).

When Mankind was given the prize of Eden, Absalom led his armies against Heaven and Hell in an attempt to steal it back.

When AppleNet was cancelled in October, Sidhu led an effort to develop a new networking system based on the AppleBus hardware.

When the Israelites, led by Joshua toward the Promised Land, arrived at the banks of the River Jordan, the Ark was carried in the lead preceding the people and was the signal for their advance ( Joshua 3: 3, 6 ).

When he openly left Octavian's sister, Octavia Minor, and moved to Alexandria to become Cleopatra's official partner, he led many Roman politicians to believe that he was trying to become the unchecked ruler of Egypt and of other eastern kingdoms, while still maintaining his command over the many Roman legions in the East.

When this was introduced in July 1947, it led to a currency crisis and convertibility had to be suspended after just five weeks.

When the Northern Expedition was complete, Kuomintang Generals led by Chiang Kai-shek paid tribute to Dr. Sun's soul in heaven with a sacrificial ceremony at the Xiangshan Temple in Beijing in July 1928.

When over 25, 000 of these royalists — led by General Danican — assaulted Paris, Paul François Jean Nicolas, vicomte de Barras was appointed to defend the capital ; outnumbered five to one and disorganized, the Republicans were desperate.

When their study of the New Testament led the reformers to begin to practice Baptism by Immersion, the nearby Redstone Baptist Association invited Brush Run Church to join with them for the purpose of fellowship.

When in 1613 the Dutch attacked the Fortres of Solor, the population of this fort, led by the Dominicans, moved to the harbor town of Larantuka, on the eastern coast of Flores.

When the Church of St. Luke in the Fields was founded in 1820 it stood in fields south of the road ( now Christopher Street ) that led from Greenwich Lane ( now Greenwich Avenue ) down to a landing on the North River.

When armies throughout Spain pronounced themselves in sympathy with the revolters, led by Rafael del Riego, Ferdinand relented and was forced to accept the liberal Constitution of 1812.

When Claudius arrived he led the final march on the Catuvellauni capital at Camulodunum, before returning to Rome again for his triumph.

When they began raiding again, he led a unified army of all German tribes to victory at the Battle of Riade in 933 near the river Unstrut, thus stopping the Magyar advance into Germany.

When the tape is sent to Woolton, he is led to assume that Samuels is behind the scheme and backs Urquhart in the contest.

When war finally did break out, the war effort was led by the War Hawks in Congress under Clay at least as much as it was by Madison ; this accorded with the president's preference for checks and balances.

When Mexico rejected American annexation of Texas, Polk led the nation to a sweeping victory in the Mexican-American War, which gave the United States most of its present Southwest.

When X-Factor unites with the X-Men, Jean joins the Gold Team, led by her best friend Storm.

When the Northern Expedition was complete, Kuomintang Generals led by Chiang Kaishek paid tribute to Dr. Sun's soul in heaven with a sacrificial ceremony at the Xiangshan Temple in Beijing in July 1928, among the Kuomintang Generals present were the Muslim Generals Bai Chongxi and Ma Fuxiang.

When the PET range was revamped with updated hardware, it was quickly discovered that performing the old trick on the new hardware led to disastrous behavior by the new video chip, causing it to destroy the PET's integrated CRT monitor.

When the Nazis took power in Germany in 1933, the Jewish community in Kolberg comprised 200 people, and the antisemitic repression by Germany's ruling party led several of them to flee the country.

When Laurier led the Liberals to victory in the 1896 election, 14-year-old Louis relayed the election returns from the telephone in his father's store.