. Annals of applied biology. Biology, Economic; Biochemistry. 202 Potato Diseases disease in its worst form occurs in poor or badly cultivated land and is favoured by the wetness of the season. These points should be borne in mind in attempting to arrive at an estimate of the relative importance of the canker disease from an economic stand- point, and to avoid the danger of unduly exaggerating the danger of canker. It is surely undesirable that the potato industry in Britain should suffer more than absolutely necessary, and that other countries should lose by rejecting British-grown potatoes f
. Annals of applied biology. Biology, Economic; Biochemistry. 202 Potato Diseases disease in its worst form occurs in poor or badly cultivated land and is favoured by the wetness of the season. These points should be borne in mind in attempting to arrive at an estimate of the relative importance of the canker disease from an economic stand- point, and to avoid the danger of unduly exaggerating the danger of canker. It is surely undesirable that the potato industry in Britain should suffer more than absolutely necessary, and that other countries should lose by rejecting British-grown potatoes for seed which still rank amongst the finest in the Fig. 8. Wart stage of potato canker. Nevertheless the point of view and the attitude of investigators in the United States must receive consideration. Melhus points out that scabbiness is a more serious handicap in the American markets than in those of European countries, and further states that " If powdery scab (canker) should prove no more troublesome in the United States than it. 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 Association of Applied Biologists; Association of Economic Biologists. [Wellesbourne, Warwick, etc. ] Association of Applied Biologists [etc. ]
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