Soil disinfection with hot water to control the root-knot nematode and parasitic soil fungi (1920)
Byars, Luther Parris, 1887-, Gilbert, William W. (William Williams), b. 1880 · Washington, D.C. : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture · leaf 13
Fig. 2—Bench Sections No. 3 (Left) Treated with 17,000 c. c. (3.6 Gallons)Per Cubic Foot of Soil of Boiling Water (98° C.) and No. 4 (Right) Un-treated Check, Experiment Series I. Note the differences as to number, size, and vigor of plants in the two sections. Pronounced differencesin the root… … Fig. I.—Lettuce Plants from Bench Sections Nos. 3 and 4, Shown in Plate III, Figure 2. Note (A) the white, healthy, vigorous root systems from plants grown in treated section No. 3, ascompared with (B, C, and D) the nematode infe4ted and blackened, Rhizoctonia-diseased rootsfrom untreated section…
Root-knot · Soil disinfection · Soil fungi · Hot water treatment · Heat treatment · Pest management · Pest control · Cultural control · Control methods · Fungal diseases of plants · Soil microorganisms
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