Wire Stem of Cabbage 



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TABLE 17. Results of Preliminary Experiment Showing Different Rate of 

 Damping-off in' Wet and Dry Surface Soils 



Per cent of 

 damping-off 



100- 



80 



60 



40- 



20 







100 



80-| 



60 



40 



20- 



20 



Surface watered 



Bottom watered 



40 



60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 220 240 260 280 300 

 Hours after inoculation 



I n.i rf: 14. difference in rate of damping-off of cabbage seedlings in soil 

 that is surface-watered, and soil that is bottom-watered (table 18, 



TRIAL XIIIj 



Soil moistures are given as percentages 



