gumming disease
plant disease
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Gumming disease is a term used to describe various plant diseases that are characterized by gummosis. Gummosis itself is a pathological condition in plants where there is an excessive production of gummy exudate. This condition can manifest in different types of plants, such as citrus trees (mal di gomma) and sugarcane (Cobb's disease). Essentially, gumming disease is a symptom of a plant suffering from an abnormal gummy discharge.12
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