die-back
Tips browning first
Die-back is the gradual death of plant tissue, starting from the tips of branches or roots and progressing toward the main stem.
It typically results from disease, drought, frost damage, or nutrient deficiency: The rose bushes showed significant die-back after the harsh winter.
Gardeners prune die-back to healthy wood to prevent further decay.
Losing turgor and drooping
- browningFood darkening when cooked
- necrosisLocalized cell death
- cankerUlcerous sore or blight
- blightPlant disease causing decay
defoliation · deadwood · chlorosis · leaf scorch · winter kill · desiccation
Disease from spore-producing organisms
- phytophthoraPlant-attacking oomycete genus
- root rotFungal underground plant disease
- pathogenDisease-causing microorganism
- sporeAsexual reproductive cell
mycelia · disease spread · quarantine · fungicide · inoculum · lesion · girdling · systemic infection
Widespread tree death phenomenon
- epidemicWidespread disease occurrence
- ecosystem damageHarm to natural communities
- habitat lossElimination of living spaces
- pest infestationHarmful organisms colonizing space
native species · conservation · restoration · monitoring · outbreak · quarantine zone
wilting
Losing turgor and drooping
blight · defoliation · deadwood · chlorosis · leaf scorch · winter kill · desiccation
fungal infection
Disease from spore-producing organisms
- phytophthoraPlant-attacking oomycete genus
- root rotFungal underground plant disease
- pathogenDisease-causing microorganism
spore · mycelia · disease spread · quarantine · fungicide · inoculum · lesion · girdling · systemic infection
forest decline
Widespread tree death phenomenon
- epidemicWidespread disease occurrence
- ecosystem damageHarm to natural communities
- habitat lossElimination of living spaces
pest infestation · native species · conservation · restoration · monitoring · outbreak · quarantine zone
- plant damagewilt, chlorosis, necrosis, rot, scorch
- plant stressheat stress, wilting, leaf scorch, chlorosis, leaf burn
- plant growthbloom, bud, buds, flower, fruit
- plant biologyphotosynthesis, chloroplast, pollination, stamen, pistil
- pruningprune, topiary, clip, hedge trimming, trim
- coffee diseases
die-backnew growth
Recently sprouted plant material
regrowth · flourishing · thriving · sprouting · budding
die-backoutgrowth
Something developing from another
proliferation · spreading · expansion · branching · filling in
die-backrecovery
Regaining what was lost
reforestation · revegetation · expansion · colonization · succession