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Selecting seed from clean pods 168 



Procuring seed from localities where anthracnose does not occur. 175 

 Avoiding conditions favorable for the dissemination and growth 



of the fungus 176 



Manner of planting 177 



Good land drainage 178 



Removal of affected seedlings 178 



Leaving the plants untouched while wet 179 



Destroying diseased vines in the fall 179 



Planting at a time of the year when anthracnose is least likely 



to be present 180 



Planting early-maturing varieties 180 



Spraying • ■ • 180 



Applying a fungicide to picked pods before shipping 193 



Application of a fungicide to the soil 193 



Rotation of crops 194 



Selection of resistant plants 194 



Consideration of prophylactic measures 195 



Summary 197 



Literature cited 199 



