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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Plant Production, Gardening > plant health > plant diseases and disorders > fruit diseases > oleocellosis
Preferred Term:

oleocellosis

Definition:
A physiological disorder in citrus fruits that is caused by the release of phytotoxic oils from the ruptured rind (peel) oil glands, causing injury and spotting to the peel.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
fruit diseases
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • citrus oil-spotting
  • on-tree oleocellosis
  • rind oil spotting
  • oil-spotting (citrus)
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/332093
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RDF/XMLCreated 2019-07-03, last modified 2019-11-25