PEAR-SCAB.
T. W. Kirk,
F.L.S.
A local appeared in the New Zealand Farmer in February, 1911, stating that pear-scab had been cured by the application of from 4 lb. to 6 lb. of washing-soda to the soil around the affected trees. - . - .. The Director of the Fields and Experimental Farms Division was asked to arrange for tests to be carried out at the Waerenga Experimental Farm. This was done. Following is the report of the Manager: “ Four trees were treated as per your instructions, but no marked difference has been noted so far between the trees treated as subject to pear-scab and those untreated. Possibly the action of the soda may have some bearing on the roots of the trees during the coming season.”
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New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume VII, Issue 1, 15 July 1913, Page 59
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123PEAR-SCAB. New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume VII, Issue 1, 15 July 1913, Page 59
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