swollen shoot

swollen shoot
noun or swollen shoot disease
: a virus disease of cacao characterized by mosaic and shedding of leaves, dwarfing and mottling of pods, and especially by shortening and swelling of the internodes of the stem and of the roots

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swollen shoot,
a disease of cacao trees caused by a virus carried by mealy bugs feeding on tree sap: »

The swollen shoot virus…has cut cocoa bean production by as much as three-fourths in some Gold Coast areas (Science News Letter).


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