The loss of turgor and the drooping of plant parts, usually following a water deficit. The death of a branch in a tree where the leaves remain attached. In either case, the diseased portion stands out like a flag.
Many flagging branches in this hazelnut orchard that have been girdled by eastern filbert blight.
Jay W. Pscheidt, 2007.
The loss of turgor and the drooping of plant parts, usually following a water deficit. The death of a branch in a tree where the leaves remain attached. In either case, the diseased portion stands out like a flag.