Seed and soil inoculation for leguminous crops / by W.B. Bottomley.

  • Bottomley, William Beecroft, 1863-1922.
Date:
1907
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Credit: Seed and soil inoculation for leguminous crops / by W.B. Bottomley. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    Harrow. Bunner Beam—I tried your system of inoculation upon some runner beans during the past season, and was sur]irised at the results. The inoculated beans yielded 45 to 50 per cent, more in weight than those grown under ordinary conditions. NORFOLK. Norwich. Peas—The inoculated peas were three weeks earlier for market, and decidedlj- 50 jier cent, more prolific than the non-inoculated. Mar.sham. Peas—\^’e made our experiments with the greatest care, inoculating six rows of peas, planting different sorts. In ever\’ case the yield from the inoculated rows (we planted 15 rows in all) is three times as good as from the uninoculated, the pods hung in clusters, and the yield was excellent, and earlier than we have ever had before. Sw.\FFH.\M. Peas—Result excellent. An e.xceedingly heavy crop. Beyond this, the most noticeable features about the different varieties are that the inoculated have continued bearing much longer than usual, and the almost complete freedom from maggots in the jiods, and from any appearance of mildew on the foliage. NOTTS. Southwell. Clover—The clover seed was sown on land which before had failed to produce a crop. The treated seed has come up very thick, much better than the untreated, and there is a fine crop. SHROPSHIRE. Oswestry. Vetches—Where the vetches were dressed, your dressing seems to have acted wonderfully, and a fine crop has resulted. Peas—Our inoculation experiment has turned out a complete success. We have had a splendid crop. The inoculated crop overtook another crop, not inoculated, by four weeks. Bridgnorth. Peas—The bacteria culture was vei-y successful. The seed peas were treated strictly according to instructions and I had a check lot of untreated peas sown parallel (and 4 feet aivay) to the treated peas. The haulm of the treated peas grew very large, and the foliage w'as fine and remained