. Western agriculture. WESTERN AGRICULTURE. Figure 10S.—Crown gall onbeet. It is found on fruit-bearing, flowering, and veg-etable plants. Control. The remedy for thisdisease lies in cutting out infectedareas. The disease may generallybe controlled. If all growers knewthe various stages of the disease andwere very vigilant in attempting tofree the orchard from it, the diseasecould practically be eradicated. Allwithered growth that shows evi-dence of the blight should be prunedout before blossoming time. Summer pruning is also blight is cut out the ex-cised material should be
. Western agriculture. WESTERN AGRICULTURE. Figure 10S.—Crown gall onbeet. It is found on fruit-bearing, flowering, and veg-etable plants. Control. The remedy for thisdisease lies in cutting out infectedareas. The disease may generallybe controlled. If all growers knewthe various stages of the disease andwere very vigilant in attempting tofree the orchard from it, the diseasecould practically be eradicated. Allwithered growth that shows evi-dence of the blight should be prunedout before blossoming time. Summer pruning is also blight is cut out the ex-cised material should be carriedfrom the orchard and burned. Allwounded areas made during the winter or summer shouldbe well washed with a solution of 1 part of corrosive sub-limate to 1,000 parts of water. If care in pruning is notexercised and the wound is not sterilized, the disease may bespread rather than controlled when pruning is Gall. Hosts. Grapes, raspberries, peaches, apples,pears, pecans, and many other plants, both cultivated and wi
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