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WITCHESS BROOM DISEASE [1 record]

Record 1 2006-08-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Diseases
  • Silviculture
DEF

A disease or deformity in a woody plant, typically a tree, where the natural structure of the plant is changed.

OBS

A dense mass of shoots grow from a single point, with the resulting structure resembling a broom or a bird's nest.

OBS

Witch's broom ... can be caused by many different types of organisms, such as fungi, mites, viruses, fungi, mistletoe, insects, and nematodes.

OBS

Symptoms: ... The leaves are small, rounded, often with yellow edges,and young leaves may be puckered or twisted.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies des plantes
  • Sylviculture
CONT

Le symptôme le plus évident de l'infection est la formation d'une masse distordue, touffue et compacte de branches et de rameaux appelée balai de sorcière. La formation des balais [...] résulte d'une stimulation de la croissance au point d'infection.

CONT

Les balais de sorcière parasites et grossissants affectent leurs hôtes en les privant d'éléments nutritifs, en les affaiblissant, en réduisant la qualité du bois et en causant des malformations et des extrémités en épis. À la longue, les arbres parasités finissent par mourir.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades de las plantas
  • Silvicultura
DEF

Crecimiento anormal ramoso en ciertas partes del sistema aéreo de las plantas leñosas caracterizado por el acortamiento de los entrenudos y excesiva ramificación y foliación. Es debido al parasitismo de ciertos hongos exoascáceos.

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