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Definition of Diebacks
1. dieback [n] - See also: dieback
Lexicographical Neighbors of Diebacks
Literary usage of Diebacks
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Wild Land Shrub and Arid Land Restoration Symposium: Proceedings edited by Bruce A. Roundy, E. Durant McArthur, Jennifer S. Hayley, David K. Mann (1996)
"However, some European forest biologists think that the large-scale diebacks
observed in many native European forests are in part due to the large- scale ..."
2. Understanding Atmospheric Change: A Survey of the Background Science and by Henry Hengeveld (1991)
"Recent diebacks of maple stands in Ontario and Quebec may be symptomatic of such
changes. Warmer climates will also bring with them the danger of increased ..."
3. Diseases of Tropical Acacias: proceedings of an International Workshop held by J. K. Sharma, Kenneth Malcolm Old, Su See Lee (1997)
"The causative agents of the cankers, diebacks, rusts, and leaf yellowing should
be identified, even though their incidence is low. ..."
4. Management Guide for Low-Input Sustainable Apple Production by Lorraine P. Berkett (1994)
"... cankers and twig diebacks Black rot canker Fireblight Lightning damage Nectria
canker Nectria twig blight Diseases attacking roots Crown rot Postharvest ..."
5. Preparing for an Uncertain Climate by Office of Technology Assessment, United States, Congress (1993)
"Forests could experience more-frequent fire and diebacks driven by drought,
insects, and disease (see vol. 2, ch. 6). It could become difficult to retain ..."
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