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Fumigation of Forest Nurseries in the Southeast for Control of Weeds and Root Rot

During the past few years, increased numbers of forest nurseries have been found to be infected with root rot. The lower part of the seedling root system decays and swelling occurs in the live tissue just above the decayed area. Work is still under way to determine the cause of this disease. It can, however, be controlled by soil fumigation. In severe cases, control of the disease alone justifies the cost of fumigation. In other areas, nurserymen fumigate because of the additional benefit from the control of weeds, particularly nut grass.


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Author(s): A. A. Foster

Publication: Tree Planters' Notes - Issue 26 (1956)