The rotting of the pith weakens the stalk and makes the plant prone to lodging. The air-borne stalk rots are those in which the pathogens infect the stalks above ground. These stalk rot organisms ...
Pith helmet craftsmen would press the pith into sheets and laminate it across dome-shaped molds to form a helmet shape. Then, they'd cover the hats in canvas as a form of weatherproofing.
An Indian-Malaysian group of scientists has conducted a review of several passive cooling techniques applied to PV modules and has found that two systems, based on coir pith and plants ...
If the stalk of the top is split, the pith will often appear discolored and rotted in the upper internodes. Symptoms of anthracnose stalk rot are easy to identify. Late in the growing season plants ...