. Fig. 25.—-Head smut on corn: A, smutted tassel; B, smutted ear. (From Bui. 511.) ears and heads. These are at first covered with a whitish membrane which bursts at maturity and sets loose a mass of dusty, black, spore powder. In head smut (fig. 25), caused by Sorosporium Reilianum, the plant is stunted and the tassels and ears are transformed into masses of dusty smut spores. This disease also attacks sorghum, but on corn is not seen as frequently as boil smut. Diseased plants or parts should be destroyed and not mixed with the soil or manure. Seed treatment is not effective for either disea
. Fig. 25.—-Head smut on corn: A, smutted tassel; B, smutted ear. (From Bui. 511.) ears and heads. These are at first covered with a whitish membrane which bursts at maturity and sets loose a mass of dusty, black, spore powder. In head smut (fig. 25), caused by Sorosporium Reilianum, the plant is stunted and the tassels and ears are transformed into masses of dusty smut spores. This disease also attacks sorghum, but on corn is not seen as frequently as boil smut. Diseased plants or parts should be destroyed and not mixed with the soil or manure. Seed treatment is not effective for either disease.
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