Download or read book Late Blight and Rot of Potatoes Caused by the Fungus Phytophthora Infestans (Mont;) de Bary (Classic Reprint) written by R. R. Hurst and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-24 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Late Blight and Rot of Potatoes Caused by the Fungus Phytophthora Infestans (Mont;) De Bary Late blight is unquestionably the most Widely spread and oftentimes the most destructive disease affecting the potato. It is capable of destroying, with remarkable rapidity, the entire growth of the potato plant, and also of causing a very prominent tuber rot. It occurs in practically all potato growing sections of the world and, under favourable circumstances, has caused serious losses. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.