. Ysiit Figure 7. Wildfire on ^oung leaves from the seedbed, showing halo spots. DISEASES DESTRUCTIVE IN SEEDBED AND FIELD WILDFIRE "WTiLDFiRE appeared first in Connecticut in 1919 having been brought from the southern states. It increased rapidly, became serious locally in 1920, and was widespread and very destructive throughout the Connecti- cut tobacco districts in 1921 and 1922. For a few years it was the most serious tobacco disease in the State. The damage varies from season to season but in general, during recent years, it has become less and less evident so that it is now regarded
. Ysiit Figure 7. Wildfire on ^oung leaves from the seedbed, showing halo spots. DISEASES DESTRUCTIVE IN SEEDBED AND FIELD WILDFIRE "WTiLDFiRE appeared first in Connecticut in 1919 having been brought from the southern states. It increased rapidly, became serious locally in 1920, and was widespread and very destructive throughout the Connecti- cut tobacco districts in 1921 and 1922. For a few years it was the most serious tobacco disease in the State. The damage varies from season to season but in general, during recent years, it has become less and less evident so that it is now regarded as one of the minor ailments. Whether this indicates a decline in virulence of the wildfire organism, or is due to a succession of years unfavorable to its spread, or to a more thorough adoption of remedial measures by the growers, cannot be definitely stated. There is no demonstrated reason why, under favorable conditions, it should
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