psyllid yellows

psyllid yellows
(used with a sing. or pl. v.) Plant Pathol.
a viral disease transmitted by the potato psyllid, causing the young leaves of potatoes, tomatoes, eggplants, and peppers to curl and turn yellow or purplish.

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