Abstract
THE classical struggle of the United States Department of Agriculture against the black rust disease (Puccinia graminis) of small grains, forms the subject of a leaflet (No. 1, Revised 1939) entitled “Teaching the Control of Black Stem Rust of Small Grains in Vocational Agriculture Classes”. This has been prepared by the Vocational Division of the Office of Education, U.S. Department of the Interior. Destruction of common barberry, the alternative host plant of the fungus, still requires to be practised, and a teaching plan for the portrayal of this need is detailed in the leaflet. The life-history of the fungus and its devastating effects are shown by effective diagrams and small photographs, and even the most unimaginative teacher could scarcely fail to thrill a class if he followed the suggestions put forward. Co-operation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture has been closely maintained, with the result that a valuable source of specialist information is provided for the general teacher.
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Vocational Training and Black Rust Control. Nature 146, 457 (1940). https://doi.org/10.1038/146457a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/146457a0