. Diseases of crop-plants in the Lesser Antilles. Tropical plants; Plant diseases. DISEASES OF SUGAR CANE 313 represents a flowering shoot, is at first covered by a silvery white sheath, which soon ruptures, exposing the spores as a dense mass of black dust. Direct infection by spores appears to take place at the nodes, and sets containing the mycelium give rise to infected plants. The spores germinate in water or moist soil and give rise to sporidia, which develop yeast-like budding Fig. 126 UsTiLAGO Sacchari From Wakker & Wmt SCHIZOPHYLLUM ROT. The conspicuous fungus Schizophyllu
. Diseases of crop-plants in the Lesser Antilles. Tropical plants; Plant diseases. DISEASES OF SUGAR CANE 313 represents a flowering shoot, is at first covered by a silvery white sheath, which soon ruptures, exposing the spores as a dense mass of black dust. Direct infection by spores appears to take place at the nodes, and sets containing the mycelium give rise to infected plants. The spores germinate in water or moist soil and give rise to sporidia, which develop yeast-like budding Fig. 126 UsTiLAGO Sacchari From Wakker & Wmt SCHIZOPHYLLUM ROT. The conspicuous fungus Schizophyllum commune, Fries., is everywhere common on dead cane as on various dead branches, bark and other vegetable material. It is sometimes seen on standing cane, especially the dried or half-dried stalks met with in reaping and known as " rotten ; There is no reason to beUeve that it ever occurs apart from previous serious injury by borers or by other fungi, except perhaps on cane very much over-ripe and beginning to dry up by reason of 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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