sunscald

[ suhn-skawld ]

noun

1. injury to the leaves, bark, or underlying tissues of woody plants due to the combined effects of heat, humidity, and intense sunshine.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sunscald¹

First recorded in 1850–55; sun + scald ¹

Example Sentences

I think you will have more loss from sunscald and root rot than you will from blight.

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Indeed, sunscald so produced is one of the common troubles of the pear in New York.

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A vigorous vine which is necessary to produce abundant fruit and to protect from sunscald.

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Experiments have shown pretty clearly that sunscald, blossom-end rot and cracking are worse on trained plants.

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It is determinate in habit and shy in foliage, increasing danger of sunscald.

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