ECZEMA EPIDEMIC
ERGOT NOT THE CAUSE BTATEMENT BY EXPERT That ergot poisoning was not a faet in eil * •/.' t the conclusion reached t»y the plant diseases division of ttie Department of Scientific i - by |>r G. n. Cunningham, director of the division. I»r. • unningham. in company with Pr. Y Marsc-n. secretary of the * Department. last oeek completed a tour of the Waikuo to investigate possible lines of attack on the out- ;• tmk. m e rilabontlon with the Department of Agriculture. Frgot was produced by * fungu* "which attacked the seed-heads of .grasses at the time of flowering, explainer! Dr. Cunningham. The fungus peplaeed the seed and developed into ’ergot, which wax so conscpicuous in •grasses that have l*cen allowed to run to seed. “ In the Waikato It Is generally held .that facial eczema occurs usually In which have been close-grazed with stock. It does not occur In pastures which have been allowed to run to s< d i to oh ra ' that ergi t poisoning cannot be a factor In the production of facial eczema. Further support is given IHte the fact that er;:.,t is common to pasture g T ass throughout New Zealand. being equally prevalent In districts where facial eczema docs not I ■
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Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20494, 10 May 1938, Page 12
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204ECZEMA EPIDEMIC Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20494, 10 May 1938, Page 12
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