. The diseases of crops and their remedies : a handbook of economic biology for farmers and students. Plant diseases. 82 DISEASES OF CROPS. grain (embryo, cotyledon, and husk),—but particularly the embryo or germ,—and thereby destroys the germinating power of the grain (either for seed or for malting pur- poses). It has been stated that the conidia of this fungus, when introduced into beer-wort (previously sterilized), give rise to a slow alcoholic fermentation, as well as producing a badly flavoured Fig. 34.—Tee FnsispoEiuM of Baelet (Fusisporium hordei). A. An ear of barley infested
. The diseases of crops and their remedies : a handbook of economic biology for farmers and students. Plant diseases. 82 DISEASES OF CROPS. grain (embryo, cotyledon, and husk),—but particularly the embryo or germ,—and thereby destroys the germinating power of the grain (either for seed or for malting pur- poses). It has been stated that the conidia of this fungus, when introduced into beer-wort (previously sterilized), give rise to a slow alcoholic fermentation, as well as producing a badly flavoured Fig. 34.—Tee FnsispoEiuM of Baelet (Fusisporium hordei). A. An ear of barley infested with the fon^a. B. Barleycorn (infested). C. The fungus, x 320 diameters. The name Fuaisporium hordei was given to this fungus by Mr. W. G. Smith, , who, with other fungologists, investigated its life-history. 1 The author has shown that most of the so-called " false beer fer- ments " are destroyed by the action of a solution of salicylic acid (see Proceedings Royal Society of Edinburgh, vol. xiii. p. 627; The Brewers' Guardian, vol. xvi. p. 21 ; and Joum. Ghem. Soc, 1886, p. 386).. 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 Griffiths, A. B. (Arthur Bower), 1859-. London : G. Bell
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