PLATE 2 

 Gibberella saubinetii: 



A. — Footrot of wheat caused by Fusarium. The plants at the left were taken from 

 soil which had been inoculated with G. saubinetii. The control plant at the right gives 

 the comparative size of the normal wheat root system. 



B. — Seedling-blight of wheat caused by G. saubinetii. The seed in the pot on the 

 left was inoculated with G. saubinetii conidia before planting. The control pot on the 

 left was planted with clean seed. Germination was reduced , and many of the seedlings 

 were killed. 



