COTTON CULTURE 



Remedy. The remedy so far as is known is confined 

 to preventing the spread of the disease. Treating seed, 

 which may be infected, with hot water or corrosive subli- 

 mate solution may prove useful. Never use seed from cot- 



Photo by Wilmon Newell.* 



COTTON BOLLS AFFECTED WITH ANTHRACNOSE. 



ton in an infected field. Improving the vitality of the 

 plant by rational fertilization and cultivation is the 

 best preventive. 



ROOT ROT OF COTTON 



The first indication is the sudden wilting of one or more 

 plants, usually first noticed late in June or early in July. The 

 fungus derives its nourishment from the living substance of 



* Courtesy Georgia State Board of Entomology. 



