Meaning of treetop disease | Babel Free

Definitions

Synonym of summit disease.

uncountable

Examples

“The image illustrates what is known as treetop disease or summit disease, whereby the host climbs to an exposed position (e.g. on vegetation) before death to facilitate dispersal of the pathogen.”

“Late in the infection of the so-called “treetop disease” this gene gets activated when caterpillars are moved to the upper plant foliage where they die.”

“Perhaps the well-cited example of primary host behaviour that aids in the dissemination of disease is the treetop disease (also known as summit disease) of many lepidopterans and hymenopterans larvae.”

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