sunscald

[ suhn-skawld ]

/ ˈsʌnˌskɔld /

injury to the leaves, bark, or underlying tissues of woody plants due to the combined effects of heat, humidity, and intense sunshine.

Origin of sunscald

First recorded in 1850–55; sun + scald¹

Experiments have shown pretty clearly that sunscald, blossom-end rot and cracking are worse on trained plants.

The Tomato |Paul Work
Indeed, sunscald so produced is one of the common troubles of the pear in New York.

The Pears of New York |U. P. Hedrick
A vigorous vine which is necessary to produce abundant fruit and to protect from sunscald.

The Tomato |Paul Work
I think you will have more loss from sunscald and root rot than you will from blight.

Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Eighth Annual Meeting |Northern Nut Growers Association

It is determinate in habit and shy in foliage, increasing danger of sunscald.

The Tomato |Paul Work