How to Use leaf curl in a Sentence

leaf curl

noun
  • Tomatoes are susceptible to many viruses, such as tomato yellow leaf curl virus, that cause leaves to twist and curl.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 29 May 2026
  • Peach leaf curl, brown rot, powdery mildew, peach scab, and other diseases also commonly afflict the tree.
    — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Peach leaf curl causes stone fruit leaves to curl and pucker, even on trees sprayed with fungicide and horticultural oil last winter.
    — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2026
  • Peach leaf curl, which affects both peaches and nectarines, is a devastating fungus disease.
    — Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 15 Jan. 2026
  • When trees are exposed to herbicides over time, damage can show up as leaf curl (especially on new growth), branch dieback, or discoloration.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 22 Feb. 2026
  • The symptoms of physiological leaf curl vary slightly from other causes.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 29 May 2026
  • Peach leaf curl is caused by a fungus that thrives in humidity (another reason to stop using overhead spray irrigation).
    — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2026
  • Environmental stress is the most common cause of leaf curling in tomatoes, commonly referred to as rolling or physiological leaf curl.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 29 May 2026
  • These trees are also vulnerable to pests and diseases, including leaf curl, brown rot, bacterial spot, borers, scale, aphids, mites, and Japanese beetles.
    — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 29 May 2026

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