. Figure 18. Hollow stalk. Bacterial decay runs from the pith into the bases of the leaves, causing them to collapse. wet weather is reduced quickly to a dark colored, watery jelly (Figure 19). With the recurrence of dry weather, the rotten pith dries and shrivels, leaving the stalk hollow^—hence the popular name of the disease. But the progress of the rot does not stop at the pith. From here it passes by natural channels into the bases of the leaves, causing them to droop and hang down (Figure 18), or to fall off, leaving the stalk bare. Even if the stalks are harvested in the early stages, t
. Figure 18. Hollow stalk. Bacterial decay runs from the pith into the bases of the leaves, causing them to collapse. wet weather is reduced quickly to a dark colored, watery jelly (Figure 19). With the recurrence of dry weather, the rotten pith dries and shrivels, leaving the stalk hollow^—hence the popular name of the disease. But the progress of the rot does not stop at the pith. From here it passes by natural channels into the bases of the leaves, causing them to droop and hang down (Figure 18), or to fall off, leaving the stalk bare. Even if the stalks are harvested in the early stages, the leaves do not cure well in the shed.
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