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Image Number: 1440065

drowning

Photographer:
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Descriptor:
Damage
Description:
Tobacco is very susceptible to water damage by flooding. Exposure to waterlogged soils for extended periods of time will cause the leaves to droop, turn yellow, and eventually die while the bud may remain green. Removal of the outer surface of the stalk will reveal discolored tissue. All degrees of injury may occur from complete root destruction to killing of only a few of the deeper roots. Apparent injury may be more severe on older plants than on young plants. Partial drowning may result in shallow root systems, stunted plants, and premature flowering.
Image type:
Field
Host:
burley tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum (burley type) L.)

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Subject

Kingdom: Other damage agents
Phylum:
Class: Other damage agents
Order: Abiotic
Family: Other abiotic damage
Subject: drowning

Host

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Asteridae
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Nicotiana
Subject: Nicotiana tabacum (burley type) L.
Node Affiliation:
Bugwood - UGA
Image uploaded:
Monday, January 1, 1990
Image last updated:
Friday, May 13, 2011