The false-blossom disease of cranberries [by] R.B. Wilcox and C.S. Beckwith.

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The false-blossom disease of cranberries [by] R.B. Wilcox and C.S. Beckwith.

The false-blossom disease of cranberries is established in most of the commercial cranberry-growing sections of the United States. In New Jersey it was first found in 1915. Since then many bogs have been forced out of bearing, the disease has been found in every bog examined in the state, and the total crop has been much reduced. This paper discusses symptoms, transmission, and control of the disease.

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Beckwith, C. S.

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New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station

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With the pasage of the Morrill Act in 1864, Rutgers College was designated a Land-Grant college for New Jersey and developed the State College for Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts as well as an experimental farm, known as the College Farm. Much of the early experimentation at the College Farm was in chemical fertilizers for crops. Additional aid was sought from the state government, and in 1880, state funds were secured for agriculture experimentation with the passage of legislatur...

Wilcox, R. Bruce

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