cracked stem
cracked stem
[¦krakt ‚stem] (plant pathology)
A boron-deficiency disease of celery characterized by brown mottling of leaves and brittleness and cracking of leaf stalks.
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Cracked stems and branch forks that could cause catastrophic failure of a tree section.
Signs of canker and other diseases include badly
cracked stems and sunken areas.
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