defoliation

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Oleander leaf scorch, which can infect olives because they are in the same family as oleanders, can cause leaf yellowing and localized defoliation.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 6, 2023

It was, writes Black, “the first time the Pentagon had openly acknowledged responsibility for the legacy of Operation Ranch Hand,” the code name for the defoliation campaign.

From Washington Post • Mar. 23, 2023

According to the VA, more than 19 million gallons of various herbicides and defoliation chemicals were used during the war.

From Washington Times • Feb. 17, 2023

Each species that encounters the fungus displays different levels of resistance, but many plants experience deformed leaves, defoliation, stunted growth and even death.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2020

Forestry officials, fearing that another season’s defoliation might result in severe loss of trees, decided to carry out control operations in 1957.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson