Show FARM TOPICS experts who study plant ills hold important farm work job diagnosing plant lis ills Is a complicated task and one which requires careful study specialists ot of the clemson extension entomology and plant disease department suggest that in arriving at decisions consideration should always be given to possibility of winter injury and cold damage telling farmers and other plant growers what alls ails their plants is an important function of the agricultural workers the specialists say it Is the first step in prescribing the best possible remedy seed treatment is not a cure all they point out even though at times it is entirely effective in pre diagnosing biag nosing plant ills his as this expert is doing here bere is A complicated task and one which requires study venting the occurrence of diseases more frequently the specialists added it is only one step in a disease control plan Dise disease iise germs are harbored at times deep in the seed and away from the reaches of seed treatment they explained that diseases may be carried over on old crop refuse in the seed bed on soil or weeds other practices may be needed to obtain greatest disease control for example seed treatment alone does not completely control watermelon but in demonstrations last year seed treatment delayed the disease until late in the season when a minimum of dust applications proved practical |