leaf roll
noun
: any of various plant diseases characterized especially by an upward rolling of the leaf margins
especially
: a disease of the potato caused by a single-stranded RNA virus (species Potato leafroll virus of the genus Polerovirus, family Luteoviridae) transmitted by aphids
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Determinate tomato varieties are less susceptible to leaf roll.
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oregonlive, 18 July 2021
Taken together these symptoms suggest physiological leaf roll.
—oregonlive, 18 July 2021
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oregonlive, 18 July 2021
Taken together these symptoms suggest physiological leaf roll.
—oregonlive, 18 July 2021
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“Leaf roll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leaf%20roll. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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