. Diseases of economic plants . Plant diseases. CEREALS 341 plants, and it has been proved experimentally that such seed carries the disease to the offspring.^ As a preventive meas- ure resistant varieties should be selected for planting, and all seed from plants which are at all diseased should be avoided. The disease may be carried from one locaUty to another by any of the means sug- gested under soil dis- eases, and especially by manure infected with stalks of diseased plants. Rust {Puccinia Sorghi Schw.). — Corn rust seems to have taken its place in hterature in 1815. It is of compara- tiv
. Diseases of economic plants . Plant diseases. CEREALS 341 plants, and it has been proved experimentally that such seed carries the disease to the offspring.^ As a preventive meas- ure resistant varieties should be selected for planting, and all seed from plants which are at all diseased should be avoided. The disease may be carried from one locaUty to another by any of the means sug- gested under soil dis- eases, and especially by manure infected with stalks of diseased plants. Rust {Puccinia Sorghi Schw.). — Corn rust seems to have taken its place in hterature in 1815. It is of compara- tively sUght harm, since it does not usually develop early in the season, though in ex- ceptionally favorable climatic conditions it may develop early upon young plants. Its injury is then greater. 1 Smith, E. F., Sci. n. d. SO, Fig. Portion of corn leaf showing sori of rust. Original. The loss is en-. 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 Stevens, Frank Lincoln, 1871-1934; Hall, John Galentine, 1870-. New York : Macmillan
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