GO 
N. 'C. Experiment Station 
TABLE 
Per Cent of Anthracnose and Germination of Diseased Cotton Seed Stored 
Exp. 
No. 
Lot 
No. 
Days 
in 
Des¬ 
icca¬ 
tor 
Per 
Cent 
Water 
Lost 
Days in Germinator 
• 
Days in 
Per Cent Anthracnose 
Per Cent 
Treated 
Check 
Treated 
1 
1 
58 
10.2 
9 
8 
2 
3 
4 
5 
34% 
34% 
46% 
54% 
62% 
62% 
9 
139 
10.8 
39 
2 
4 
8 
54% 
8 % 
50% 
64% 
3 
210 
10.8 
17 t 
17 
6 
12 
17 
27 * 
20 %(= 28%) 
6 % 
64% 
68 % 
70% 
70% 
4 
269 
11.0 
14 
14 
9 
14 
22 
41 t 
6 % (= 9.6%) 
4% 
62% 
62% 
60% 
74% 
5 
356 
11.0 
5 
6 
11 
24 
70 
64% 
66 % 
70% 
76% 
86 % 
2 
1 
60 
7.4 
27 
27 
6 
12 
17 
27 * 
2 % 
6 % 
64% 
76% 
88 % 
88 % 
2 
116 
8.3 
22 
22 
9 
14 
22 
41 t 
0 
4% 
62% 
64% 
64% 
70% 
3 
225 
8.8 
6 
11 
24 
70 
139t 
60% 
74% 
78% 
86 % 
90% 
1 
71 
8.7 
9fi 
26 
12 
26 * 
1 
36% 
0 
90% 
92% 
92% 
9 
387 
9.4 
14 
14 
q 
141 
• 
0 
0 
86 % 
86 % 
4 
i 
71 
8.9 
26 
7 
12 
26 * 
26% 
0 
86 % 
86 % 
90% 
9 
409 
9.6 
14 
14 
7 
14 t 
0 
0 
90% 
98% 
5 
l 
196 
7.8 
35 
35 
9 
14 
19 
28 
35* 
52% (—74%) 
60% 
48% 
52% 
58% 
66 % 
70% 
2 
424 
17 
17 
17 
28% ( —46% 1 
20 % 
60% 
3 
540 
7.8 
42 
42 
3 
4 
10 
13 
19 
16% (= 27%) 
2 % 
16% 
30% 
44% 
44% 
46% 
*See text for further germination. 
tAnthracnose per centage calculated on basis of the number of seeds which were put to germinate 
and in parenthesis on basis of number which actually germinated. 
JA11 remaining seeds dead. 
