CONTENTS 



Introduction 



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PART I. CULTURE METHODS AND TECHNIQUE 



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I. Isolation and Pure-Culture Methods ... . . 



I. The Development and Application of Culture Methods 

 II. Cleaning Glassware 



III. The Principles and Methods of Sterilization 



IV. Preparation of Culture Media .... 



Liquid Media . . . ... 



Solid Media . . . ... 



Neutralization of Culture Media . 

 V. Present Method of isolating Organisms 



II. Technique of Fixing, Imbedding, and Staining 

 I. Fixing . . . ... 



II. The Paraffin Process: Infiltration and Imbedding 

 III. Staining .... 



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PART II. PHYSIOLOGICAL RELATIONS 



III. Germination Studies . . . . . 



IV. General Relations to Environmental Factors 



I. Saprophytism and Parasitism 

 II. General Relations to Climatological Factors . 

 III. Special Relations to Environmental Factors . 



V. Artificial Infection . ... ... 



VI. The Principles of Disease Control 



I. Methods of Control .... . . 



II. Preparation of Fungicides . ... 



PART III. FUNGOUS DISEASES OF PLANTS 



VII. General Classification .... 

 I. Fungous Diseases and Pathology 

 II. The Classes of Fungi 



VIII. Myxomycetes. Slime Molds 



I. Phytomyxales (Phytomyxaceae) . ... 



II. Club Root of Cabbage and Other Crucifers 



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