CULTURAL PRACTICES FOR ROOT-KNOT CONTROL
 BETWEEN
 ANNUAL CROPS OF CIGAR-WRAPPER TOBACCO
 RANDALL R. KINCAID and JESSE REEVES 1

 CONTENTS
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Introduction -........... .. .............. .......... 3 Results ................................ ............. 9
Review of Li....terature ......... ............. 6 Discussion ................................................. 11
Experimental ............................ ............. 7 Summary ........... ....................................... 15
 Materials and Methods ........................ 7 Literature Cited ..................................... 16

 INTRODUCTION
 Root-knot is at present the most serious disease of cigar-
wrapper tobacco in Florida. Losses in crop value range from
a trace in nearly every shade to about 50 percent in a few shades,
averaging perhaps 5 percent. Additional losses are incurred
by the necessity of resting or moving the shades (Fig. 2). This
prevents the grower from deriving maximum returns from the

 1 The assistance of Mary W. Love, especially with the calculations and
photography, is hereby gratefully acknowledged.
 Fig. 2.-Exterior view of cigar-wrapper tobacco shade.