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Defoliation

Last Updated: November 28, 2011

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1. The loss of leaves from a plant, whether naturally (in autumn) or via herbicide, disease or insects.

2. The loss of leaves from the cotton plant; may be damaging and happen prematurely (i.e., soybean loopers consuming cotton plant leaves before cutout or leaf loss caused by a potassium deficiency) or naturally (the predictable loss of leaves of all deciduous plants).

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