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witches' broom::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | hexenbesen, staghead, witch broom |
| Type of | tuft, tussock |
Examples of witches' broom
witches' broom
Then a fungus known as witches'broom infected cacao trees and decimated the industry.
From the ecocentric.blogs.time.com
Meanwhile a fungus called witches'broom is doing the same in Brazil.
From the newscientist.com
This suggests that there is a high level of witches'broom disease resistance in these wild Peruvian cacao populations.
From the sciencedaily.com
According to Ploetz, the three most important and damaging cacao diseases are black pod, frosty pod, and witches'broom.
From the sciencedaily.com
A recent example of the latter was the deliberate introduction of witches'broom disease of cocoa, Crinipellis perniciosa, in Brazil.
From the bbc.co.uk
Black pod occurs worldwide and has the largest impact, while frosty pod and witches'broom are restricted to tropical America.
From the sciencedaily.com
The arrival of witches'broom and black pod diseases in the 1930s, coupled with the Great Depression, destroyed the cacao industry in Trinidad and Tobago.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Witches'-broom, a disease that causes abnormal bushy growth of shoots, threatens to put many of the country's cocoa farmers out of business.
From the newscientist.com
During the 2008 collection trip to Peru, SPCL research leader Lyndel Meinhardt recorded the incidence of witches'broom disease in wild cacao trees in the upper Amazon region.
From the sciencedaily.com
