Excerpt from Some Fungous Diseases of the Grape Black-rot has been attributed to the character of the soil, to the atmosphere, to an enfeebled condition of the vines, etc., etc., but it is now known to be solely due to the attacks of a plant parasite - a fungus of microscopic Size, but 'no less a plant, possessing characters of its own as definite as those of the vine itself. The habits'of this fungus, the manner of growth, and the conditions which favor or are unfavor able to its development, are now well known we know ...
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Excerpt from Some Fungous Diseases of the Grape Black-rot has been attributed to the character of the soil, to the atmosphere, to an enfeebled condition of the vines, etc., etc., but it is now known to be solely due to the attacks of a plant parasite - a fungus of microscopic Size, but 'no less a plant, possessing characters of its own as definite as those of the vine itself. The habits'of this fungus, the manner of growth, and the conditions which favor or are unfavor able to its development, are now well known we know how and when. It produces its reproductive bodies, named Spores, and when and how these Spores come upon the vine, and, finally, how the attacks of the fungus may be prevented. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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