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American Association 1of sas Advancement
OF ssaenoe by University ei F9,sSeurEh
scientists
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found III labor atogy tssts - Etsatls rvlartasd
by minute amounts Of Fadle- phosphor7ls.
one OF the cheapest and maas eaxils manu-
faetured Of all ahs radio, gsotopes These
moalds are the chief eauss oi oyanss rrt.
They take sdsAntase OF any bruised spot
on the fruit
The greatest effort 10 control these fungi.
report DfS Kfston Miller and .leSnsns J.
Wolken Of the University of Pittsburgh
stan. is made by applying tungleadea IN
the packing houas By this time howsYes.
the mouldS ALREADY have . good start Al
times they are responsible for enormous
losses
Two Cultures Tested,
In the Pittsburgh experiments lwo rul-
lures Of these fungi we're raised In the lab
oratnry. Oranges then we're exposed Ia
them. One lot was reared on . ssnthetAe
medium containing = barely dlsceFEiels
mixture OF the exploding phosphorus While
the growth o! this mould was not materially
retarded II vas found to have lost he
ability TO spoil oranges
Apparently. II ia pointed out in the report
10 the association. some faf~reaehlnK ehanss
has been brought about la the fungus oFsan.
Ism itself, week radioactive apFay. u -
suggested, might cause this change in The
field before the organism had a chance 10
establish itself on the orange stems.
The spray required IN 40 wrak In radso-
activity the eSperimsnters AaS. II could not
have had any bad effects on people ls
strength could In fact he considerably IN.
creased without danger,