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Excerpt from The Rusts of Cereal Crops
Much has been published concerning the rusts, but it was not until near the middle of the eighteenth century that it was dis covered that they were fungi. Prior to that time there were vari ous popular beliefs as to the cause of rust, chief among which was one held by the Romans, which attributed the periodic ravages of the scourge to a special rust god, Robigus, who resorted to this means of wreaking his vengeance on a wicked people. Another and more persistent belief one that prevails here and there even to this day, attributes rust solely to the weather. We now know that weather greatly affects the development and spread of rust; we know also that there can be no rust without the causative fungus, a parasitic plant that finds its way into the tissues of a plant and draws its sustenance from them, thereby materially injuring the plant.
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Paperback. Zustand: New. Print on Demand. This book analyzes the cereal rusts, a family of parasitic molds that have historically devastated the cereal crops upon which humans depend, particularly wheat, barley, and oats. The author, a principal pathologist at the USDA, presents a deep dive into the species and strains of rust, their life cycles, and their interactions with their cereal hosts. Not only is this text taxonomically significant, but it also includes a thorough examination of human attempts to control rusts. This book will be particularly useful to students of plant pathology, cereal science, and agricultural history. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9780365543138_0
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