| Actually, in areas where tagua nuts are gathered, production is continuous, although a peak in fruit production does exist in the dry season. |
| In addition to grain, queleas also feed on insects and, in the dry season, strip the leaves from trees. |
| While very little rain falls during the dry season, the amount that does fall is more variable than during the wet season. |
| Their shade reduces evaporation and keeps the soil moist during the dry season, and their roots protect the banks from erosion. |
| As a result of this amazing reverse flow, the lake expands from 2,700 square kilometers in the dry season to no less than 16,000 sq km. |
| All trials were conducted in the autumn of 1996, and summers and autumns of 1997 and 1998, during the dry season characteristic of the region. |
