. Diseases of crop-plants in the Lesser Antilles. Tropical plants; Plant diseases. DISEASES CAUSED BY FUNGI 27 gives rise to root disease and to damping-off of cuttings and seedlings of very many species of plants. According to G. L. Peltier, epidemics are apparently due to a combination of factors, such as the presence of a virulent strain of the fungus, a sus-. [From Duggar's Fungous Diseases of Plants Fig. 3 HypHAE (Rhizoctonia) Basidia and Spores of Corticium Vagum ceptible variety of plant, and optimum conditions of tempera- ture and moisture for infection and development. Under ordinary
. Diseases of crop-plants in the Lesser Antilles. Tropical plants; Plant diseases. DISEASES CAUSED BY FUNGI 27 gives rise to root disease and to damping-off of cuttings and seedlings of very many species of plants. According to G. L. Peltier, epidemics are apparently due to a combination of factors, such as the presence of a virulent strain of the fungus, a sus-. [From Duggar's Fungous Diseases of Plants Fig. 3 HypHAE (Rhizoctonia) Basidia and Spores of Corticium Vagum ceptible variety of plant, and optimum conditions of tempera- ture and moisture for infection and development. Under ordinary conditions most of the strains appear to be weak parasites. The hyphas freely penetrate soft tissues, and there is usually more or less external mycelium, though never a copious invest- ment as in the previous species. The description given by B. M. Duggar is as follows :. 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 Nowell, William, 1880-; West Indies (British). Imperial Dept. of Agriculture. London, West India Committee
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