Brown rot

Shows the nature and extent of the fruit disease know as “brown rot”. Illustrations include initial infection of the fruit; development of the mycelium and fruit bearing bodies, conidiophores; growth rings found in the affected areas of the fruit; transfer of the disease from fruit to fruit.

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Credits

director

J.V. Durden

producer

Stephen Ackroyd

production company

Shell Film Unit

Duration

00:14:08:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1950

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

314073

Language

English

Subject categories

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Plants - Disease and pest resistance

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United Kingdom, 1950

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