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sunscald — [sun′skôld΄] n. a plant injury caused by exposure to bright sunlight or to excessive heat and manifested by whitening or browning of the leaves, fruits, or flowers … English World dictionary
sunscald — /sun skawld /, n. injury to the leaves, bark, or underlying tissues of woody plants due to the combined effects of heat, humidity, and intense sunshine. [1850 55; SUN + SCALD1] * * * ▪ plant pathology common disorder of exposed, thin barked … Universalium
sunscald — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : an injury of woody plants (as fruit or forest trees) characterized by localized death of the tissues and sometimes by cankers and caused when it occurs in the summer by the combined action of both the heat and light of the sun… … Useful english dictionary
sunscald — noun Localized damage to the woody tissues of trees caused by bright sunlight … Wiktionary
sunscald — sun•scald [[t]ˈsʌnˌskɔld[/t]] n. ppa injury to woody plants from the combined effects of heat, humidity, and intense light • Etymology: 1850–55 … From formal English to slang
winter sunscald — noun : sunscald of woody plants occurring in winter and caused by freezing of areas of bark and the underlying tissues especially on the sun exposed side which is exposed to wide daily temperature variation … Useful english dictionary
Sun scald (flora) — un scaldCauses:Sun scald is the freezing of bark following the high temperatures in the winter season. The reason the sun can cause so much damage to trees is because of dormancy. When a tree is dormant in the winter it can be reactivated by warm … Wikipedia
Sunburn — A sunburn is a burn to living tissue such as skin produced by overexposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation, commonly from the sun s rays. Exposure of the skin to lesser amounts of UV will often produce a suntan. Usual mild symptoms in humans and… … Wikipedia
List of cucurbit diseases — This article is a list of diseases of cucurbits (Citrullus spp., Cucumis spp., Cucurbita spp., and others). Contents 1 Bacterial diseases 2 Fungal diseases 3 Miscellaneous diseases and disorders 4 … Wikipedia
Glossary of phytopathology — This is a glossary of some of the terms used in phytopathology.Phytopathology is the study of plant diseases. It is a multi disciplinary since prerequisites for disease development are the presence of a susceptible host species, a pathogen and… … Wikipedia
