Definitions for "Dieback"
Keywords:  tip, shoot, twigs, dying, branch
When a stem dies back from the tip because of disease or injury.
A process caused by disease or pests. It is the death of the tips of branches and shoots. It will progress until the whole plant dies.
Tips and shoots dying on live plants. Often the dieback will progress up the stem or branch to the main stem so it is important to cut off the dead part.
Sharp reduction in the population of a species when its numbers exceed the carrying capacity of its habitat. See carrying capacity.
A sudden population decline; also called a population crash.