RHIZOCTONIA

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXII, Issue LXXII, 13 October 1916, Page 2

RHIZOCTONIA

Reference Las been made on several occasions to the appearance of this disease in a lucerne plot at Mr Winkfr's of l ra + rataf Mr Lonsdale, maLage? of the State Lxperimental Farm at Moumahaki, say s that the disease appeared m the plots at Moumahaki some time ago, but he was able to cope with "■quite-easily and succeeded in getting nd of it entirely. His method of treat" ment was as follows:—First of all to dig or plough a trench well outside the ■aftected area and then to treat the plants with burnt lime at the rate of (Continued on page 3.) '

two tons to the acre, or sulphate of iron at the rate of 4 cwt to the acre. Both these treatments have apparently answered the purpose of stamping out rhizoetonia. Care must be taken to thoroughly disinfect all tools or implements used in the diseased area beforethev are again used in any other part of the field.