. Fig, 4^. Estimated percentage loss from brown rot in 1922. Mature apothecia were reported February 28 in Georgia and April 12 in Delav/are. According to the results of studies made by ;7. K. Ezekiel^, "Under natural conditions apothecia may develop in the spring following inoculation," and cold is probably a factor influencing their production, which may be in- hibited, even if development has already begun, by burying the mummies belov/ the surface of the soil* V/ea the r relations Favor^ible temperature with rainy periods were conducive to the greater prevalence of blossom blight
. Fig, 4^. Estimated percentage loss from brown rot in 1922. Mature apothecia were reported February 28 in Georgia and April 12 in Delav/are. According to the results of studies made by ;7. K. Ezekiel^, "Under natural conditions apothecia may develop in the spring following inoculation," and cold is probably a factor influencing their production, which may be in- hibited, even if development has already begun, by burying the mummies belov/ the surface of the soil* V/ea the r relations Favor^ible temperature with rainy periods were conducive to the greater prevalence of blossom blight in the southern peach belt* IvIcClintock^ stated (August) that in Georgia the excessive rains were "especially conducive to the development of brovm rot, first with the blossoms, and continuing on the fruit in both the green and mature ; Dunegan, however, reported that the lack of rain "was very favorable to the successful harvesting of such varieties as Hiley and Elberta, "in the Fort Valley district. Gardner said that the high temperatures in Jndinna v/ere favorable to the disease- In Illinois Tehon accounts for serious blossom blight by citing the moist spring weather, while fruit rot, on the other hand, was held in check by the dry hot summer. A v/et July in Maryland, Delaware, and New Jersey was very favorable for the fruit rot. In Earion County, Oregon, the disease "started up after a few August rains but was checked immediately by warm dry days which held through most of the pick- ing season," according to Barss-. The following report by Dunegan refers to the Fort Vdley district of Georgia: "Blossom blight was most prevalent during the period from March 2c to 30# <^ period of comparatively high tem^perature and humidity. A drop in temperature and decrease in humidity on March
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