x-disease
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Origin of x-disease
First recorded in 1915–20
Example Sentences
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X-disease takes time to develop, with the first symptoms usually showing up a couple of years after infection.
From Seattle Times
Early detection of the Little Cherry virus and X-disease bacteria is vital for growers.
From Seattle Times
Two pathogens cause smaller, discolored, misshapen and bitter-tasting cherries: Little Cherry Virus-2 and X-disease, a bacteria spread by grafting and small leaf-hopping insects.
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DuPont noted that the cherry-growing regions of Central Washington went from several hundred trees testing positive for X-disease in 2016 to thousands of infected trees five years later, with about 36% of the samples sent to WSU testing positive for X-disease by 2020.
From Seattle Times
Finally, Kelsey Galimba, a researcher at Oregon State University, laid out her team’s study of physiology-based signs of X-disease infected cherry trees.
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