. Diseases of economic plants. Plant diseases. 188 Diseases of Economic Plants Upon leaves, where injury is less common than upon the fruit, the spots are at first watery and translucent; later the leaf wilts, and is soon reduced to a decayed mass. The disease progresses so fast that a plant may be practically y ' " *4#*^ '. Fig. 103. — Part of watermelon with stem-end-rot. After Meier. destroyed in a few days. Immediate and thorough spray- ing may be of service. Soft-rot ^^^'^^^ {Bacillus melonis Gidd.). — This soft-rot was described first by Giddings as causing 25 per cent loss of muskm
. Diseases of economic plants. Plant diseases. 188 Diseases of Economic Plants Upon leaves, where injury is less common than upon the fruit, the spots are at first watery and translucent; later the leaf wilts, and is soon reduced to a decayed mass. The disease progresses so fast that a plant may be practically y ' " *4#*^ '. Fig. 103. — Part of watermelon with stem-end-rot. After Meier. destroyed in a few days. Immediate and thorough spray- ing may be of service. Soft-rot ^^^'^^^ {Bacillus melonis Gidd.). — This soft-rot was described first by Giddings as causing 25 per cent loss of muskmelons in certain fields in Vermont in 1907. The decay usually begins on the lower side of the fruit, resulting in. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Stevens, Frank Lincoln, 1871- [from old catalog]; Hall, John Galentine, 1870- [from old catalog] joint author. New York, The Macmillan company
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