leaf scald

leaf scald
noun
2. : a vascular disease of sugarcane caused by a bacterium (Bacterium albilineans) characterized by creamy or grayish streaking and later withering of the leaves

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Plant Pathol.
a bacterial disease of sugarcane, characterized by irregular, bleached streaks on the leaves and defoliation and caused esp. by Bacterium albilineans.
[1895-1900]

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