. Circular. Agriculture; Agriculture -- United States. SILVER SCURF, A DISEASE OF THE POTATO. 17 faces of ]-)Otatoes. As the fungus spreads in the tissues it loosens the surface lavers, causino; the wliite silvery color. Later the surface lay ers slouo-h off, carrying with, them numerous sclerotia that infect the soil. In moist conditions the fungus fruits in from four to five days after the spores have germinated. The conidiophores may spring either from the mycelium in the tissues or from a sclerotium, in the manner shown in figure 1, a. The conidiophores are dark brown,. Please note that th

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. Circular. Agriculture; Agriculture -- United States. SILVER SCURF, A DISEASE OF THE POTATO. 17 faces of ]-)Otatoes. As the fungus spreads in the tissues it loosens the surface lavers, causino; the wliite silvery color. Later the surface lay ers slouo-h off, carrying with, them numerous sclerotia that infect the soil. In moist conditions the fungus fruits in from four to five days after the spores have germinated. The conidiophores may spring either from the mycelium in the tissues or from a sclerotium, in the manner shown in figure 1, a. The conidiophores are dark brown,. 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 United States. Bureau of Plant Industry. Washington, D. C. : U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry

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