. 12 3 4 Fig. 168. — Four alfalfa leaf-spots due to: 1, Ascochyta; 2, Pseudope- ziza; 3, Cercospora; 4, Stagonospora. After Stewart and others. considerable. The plants are never killed by this disease, though young fields which have not yet become well estab- lished may be ruined. Its mode of dissemination is unknown, and seed treatment is useless as a preventive. The only practicable treatment is to mow down badly diseased plants with the hope that the new shoots which spring forth may overcome the disease. If the disease appears just before cutting time, the mowing should be hastened a few
. 12 3 4 Fig. 168. — Four alfalfa leaf-spots due to: 1, Ascochyta; 2, Pseudope- ziza; 3, Cercospora; 4, Stagonospora. After Stewart and others. considerable. The plants are never killed by this disease, though young fields which have not yet become well estab- lished may be ruined. Its mode of dissemination is unknown, and seed treatment is useless as a preventive. The only practicable treatment is to mow down badly diseased plants with the hope that the new shoots which spring forth may overcome the disease. If the disease appears just before cutting time, the mowing should be hastened a few days in order to avoid loss from leaf shedding. Yellow leaf-blotch ^'^^ {Pyrenopeziza medicaginis Fcl., Sporonema). — This disease is known from Vermont to the Pacific, in Europe and South America, and under certain
Size: 3114px × 1605px
Photo credit: © The Bookworm Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1920, bookpublishernewyo, bookyear1921
