: a condition in woody plants in which peripheral parts are killed (as by parasites)
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Vegetation dieback in the Mississippi River Delta triggered by acute drought and chronic relative sea-level rise.
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
The resulting loss of fresh water could be catastrophic for communities, agriculture, and hydropower systems in the Amazon, and dieback would have drastic effects on biodiversity and the global carbon dioxide cycle.
—Jeff Tollefson, Foreign Affairs, 11 Feb. 2013
If dieback doesn’t repeat itself the next year, then that a year older wood can fruit normally.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 21 Nov. 2024
The rose will likely suffer stem dieback to near ground level or the whole plant might not survive.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Nov. 2024
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
The resulting loss of fresh water could be catastrophic for communities, agriculture, and hydropower systems in the Amazon, and dieback would have drastic effects on biodiversity and the global carbon dioxide cycle.
—Jeff Tollefson, Foreign Affairs, 11 Feb. 2013
If dieback doesn’t repeat itself the next year, then that a year older wood can fruit normally.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 21 Nov. 2024
The rose will likely suffer stem dieback to near ground level or the whole plant might not survive.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Nov. 2024
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“Dieback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dieback. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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