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Excerpt from Seed Treatment and Rainfall in Relation to the Control of Cabbage Black-Leg
The results with mercuric chlorid may be summarized as follows With most lots Of seed used a soaking Of one hour m a 1: 500 solution followed by rinsing in water caused very slight seed injury. One lot, however, was injured Considerably by this treatment. Treatment was necessary for two hours for Complete eradication Of the fungus in the case Of one lot Of infected s, eed and m another lot treatment for three hours was insufficient to attain this result. Other methods used with mercuric-chlorid solution soaking In the disinfectant without rinsing after treatment, (2) presoaking in water before treat ment, (3) dipping ln alcohol before treatment, and (4) treatment in partial vacuum - did not appear to be superior to the first. For general use soaking for 30 minutes in a 1: 1 000 solution, followed by rinsing in water, is advisable. Most lots of seed will stand a 1: 500 solution for a somewhat longer time, but preliminary trials should be made before this stronger treatment is applied. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com 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.
