defoliation

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Defoliation from disease can overexpose tomatoes, as can overzealous pruning, particularly up top.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 26, 2021

Defoliation was also rampant in Connecticut and southeastern Massachusetts, the worst infestation in the region since the 1980s.

From Washington Times • May 7, 2017

Defoliation and bombing in Viet Nam, in addition to killing off many species, has driven most of that nation's elephants, monkeys and rhinos to the doubtful sanctuaries of Cambodia and Laos.

From Time Magazine Archive

Defoliation removes the thick canopy of Viet Nam's jungle and thus exposes enemy troop movements.

From Time Magazine Archive

Defoliation through caterpillar attack had been severe, especially in the northern third of the state, and this condition may also have affected the normal development.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Twenty-Fifth Annual Meeting Battle Creek, Michigan, September 10 and 11, 1934 by Northern Nut Growers Association