: a condition in woody plants in which peripheral parts are killed (as by parasites)
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If dieback doesn’t repeat itself the next year, then that a year older wood can fruit normally.
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Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 21 Nov. 2024
The rose will likely suffer stem dieback to near ground level or the whole plant might not survive.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Nov. 2024
Some cultivars tend to be more cold-tolerant than others, like ‘Brown Turkey,’ ‘Celeste,’ and ‘Chicago Hardy,’ but even those can occasionally succumb to branch dieback.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 21 Nov. 2024
One of the most comprehensive modeling studies to date, conducted in 2010 under the auspices of the World Bank, suggests that even current levels of deforestation, when combined with the impacts of increasing forest fires and global warming, are making the Amazon susceptible to dieback.
—Jeff Tollefson, Foreign Affairs, 11 Feb. 2013
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Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 21 Nov. 2024
The rose will likely suffer stem dieback to near ground level or the whole plant might not survive.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Nov. 2024
Some cultivars tend to be more cold-tolerant than others, like ‘Brown Turkey,’ ‘Celeste,’ and ‘Chicago Hardy,’ but even those can occasionally succumb to branch dieback.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 21 Nov. 2024
One of the most comprehensive modeling studies to date, conducted in 2010 under the auspices of the World Bank, suggests that even current levels of deforestation, when combined with the impacts of increasing forest fires and global warming, are making the Amazon susceptible to dieback.
—Jeff Tollefson, Foreign Affairs, 11 Feb. 2013
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“Dieback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dieback. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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