girdling

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-002883",
  "term": "girdling",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Injury resulting from removal or tight encircling of the bark or cambium around the outer circumference of a plant stem or tree trunk, which may cause death by disrupting nutrient transport.",
  "synonyms": [
    "branch girdling",
    "ring barking",
    "stem girdling",
    "tree girdling",
    "trunk girdling"
  ],
  "subject": "Plant Production, Gardening",
  "see_also": [
    "plant damage",
    "tree damage"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "anillado"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/girdling/"
}