SEEDLING BLIGHT AND STACK-BURN OF RICE. phi 
storage to prevent “yellow grains.”’ Unless the fungi are killed in the 
process, drying will not serve the desired purpose, as the fungus caus- 
ing the stains will start developing again if the grain is placed in a 
warm, damp place. 
The most promising solution for these troubles seems to be in the 
eventual development of resistant strains and varieties. Table 2 
shows that some varieties are much more susceptible than others when 
grown under the same conditions. The varieties which showed the 
heaviest attacks in these tests are as a rule less hardy and poorer 
yielders in the field. These seed-infesting fungi evidently have played 
their part in the varietal selection work where hardy varieties have 
resulted. With a thorough knowledge of these troubles the problem 
of breeding hardy strains of rice would be somewhat simplified. 
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