. Bacteria in relation to plant diseases. Bacteria; Plant diseases. STEWART'S DISEASE OF SWEET CORN (MAIZE). 129 Here the overmastering influence was the lack of room to make a vigorous juicy growth Many of the stalks were brittle as pipe-stems when cut. SERIES XXV, 1912. In the spring of 1912, Lucia McCulloch, of my laboratory, inoculated sweet corn and field corn in the hot-house by spraying on a water suspension of Bad. stewarti when the plants were about a foot high. Soon after, they were set out on the grounds of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, where they grew well and showed but sli
. Bacteria in relation to plant diseases. Bacteria; Plant diseases. STEWART'S DISEASE OF SWEET CORN (MAIZE). 129 Here the overmastering influence was the lack of room to make a vigorous juicy growth Many of the stalks were brittle as pipe-stems when cut. SERIES XXV, 1912. In the spring of 1912, Lucia McCulloch, of my laboratory, inoculated sweet corn and field corn in the hot-house by spraying on a water suspension of Bad. stewarti when the plants were about a foot high. Soon after, they were set out on the grounds of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, where they grew well and showed but slight signs of disease. When cut in September the field corn was free from disease. Of the sweet corn about one-half of the stems were infected, but most of them only slightly. Of the whole number (about 50) only 5 or 6 were badly diseased. The season was. 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 Smith, Erwin F. (Erwin Frink), 1854-1927. Washington, Carnegie Inst.
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