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sunscald

American  
[suhn-skawld] / ˈsʌnˌskɔld /

noun

  1. injury to the leaves, bark, or underlying tissues of woody plants due to the combined effects of heat, humidity, and intense sunshine.


Etymology

Origin of sunscald

First recorded in 1850–55; sun + scald 1

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The other damage that your garden crops can suffer during a heat wave is sunscald.

From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2022

It is an alternate bearer and is subject to sunscald in our hot dry summers.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Seventh Annual Report Wooster, Ohio, September 3, 4, 5, 1946 by Northern Nut Growers Association

It is determinate in habit and shy in foliage, increasing danger of sunscald.

From The Tomato by Paul Work

Experiments have shown pretty clearly that sunscald, blossom-end rot and cracking are worse on trained plants.

From The Tomato by Paul Work

I think you will have more loss from sunscald and root rot than you will from blight.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Eighth Annual Meeting Guelph, Ontario, September 3, 4, 5, 1947 by Northern Nut Growers Association

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