. Botany for agricultural students . Botany. THE SMUT OF OATS 393 The Smut of —The Smut of the Oats is probably the most common and destructive one of the Smut group. The mycelium of the Oat Smut gets started in the tissues of the Oat plant when the latter is in the seedling stage, and at flowering. Fig. 350. — Loose Smut of Oats. Left, normal head; right, head destroyed by Smut. After BidUtin 112, Mmnesota Agr. Exp. Sta. time it masses in the ovaries, which become swollen and finally destroyed and replaced by masses of spores {Fig. 350). A ' The following references will be found helpf
. Botany for agricultural students . Botany. THE SMUT OF OATS 393 The Smut of —The Smut of the Oats is probably the most common and destructive one of the Smut group. The mycelium of the Oat Smut gets started in the tissues of the Oat plant when the latter is in the seedling stage, and at flowering. Fig. 350. — Loose Smut of Oats. Left, normal head; right, head destroyed by Smut. After BidUtin 112, Mmnesota Agr. Exp. Sta. time it masses in the ovaries, which become swollen and finally destroyed and replaced by masses of spores {Fig. 350). A ' The following references will be found helpful in imderstanding the smuts and methods of combatting them. The Grain Smuts. Farmers' Bulletin 75, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, 1898. Corn Smut. Annwil Report 12, Indiana Agr. Exp. Sta., 1900. The prevention of Stinking Smut of Wheat and Loose Smut of Oats. Farm- ers' Bulletin 250, U. S. Dept. Agriculture, 1906. The Smuts of Grain plants. Bulletin 122, Minnesota Agr. Exp. Sta., 1911. The Smuts of Wheat, Oats, Barley, and Com. Farmers' Bulletin 507, U. S. Dept. Agriculture, 1912. Bunt or Stinking Smut of Wheat. Bulletin 126, Washington Agr. Exp. Sta., 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 Martin, John N. (John Nathan), b. 1875. New York : John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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