. % ^ ^^ '4 1 P" % f **^ Fig. 25.—Eust of endive leaves. pustules of a rust fungus, Puccinia hieracii (^g. 25). Crops are some- times ruined. No practical treatment for this disease has been suggested. GARLIC^2 Nematode.—When this pest is present, the plants are stunted and killed and the bulbs decompose in certain spots in the field. These areas gradually increase in size as the nematode spreads. This is a strain of the same species—Ditylenchus dipsaci—as the bulb or stem nematode (p. 94). The variety of garlic called "Late" is much more susceptible than the "Early" v
. % ^ ^^ '4 1 P" % f **^ Fig. 25.—Eust of endive leaves. pustules of a rust fungus, Puccinia hieracii (^g. 25). Crops are some- times ruined. No practical treatment for this disease has been suggested. GARLIC^2 Nematode.—When this pest is present, the plants are stunted and killed and the bulbs decompose in certain spots in the field. These areas gradually increase in size as the nematode spreads. This is a strain of the same species—Ditylenchus dipsaci—as the bulb or stem nematode (p. 94). The variety of garlic called "Late" is much more susceptible than the "Early" variety. Care should be taken in the selection of planting stock, to be sure that it is nematode-free. Infested soil should not be planted to garlic, espe- cially the Late variety. ^- For further information about garlic culture and diseases see: McCallum, Eoy D, Growing and handling garlic in California. California Agr. Ext. Cir. 84:1-16. 13 figs. 1934.
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