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THE SUGAR BEET HAS GONE INSANE

Jun 19, 2006 02:08

Rhizomania, also called “root madness" or "crazy root," has caused significant losses in root and sugar yield. [...] The most obvious symptom of rhizomania is a mass of fine, hairy secondary roots that consists of a mixture of dead and healthy roots. [...] The disease is so infectious that even a few grams of infected soil can eventually spread to ( Read more... )

madness, beardedbloodturnip, insanity, phear, mandrakeroot, agriculture, food, plants

Comments 6

besskeloid June 19 2006, 09:47:21 UTC

How about a "mutantninjaturnips" tag?

substitute June 19 2006, 10:10:57 UTC

I think turnip would qualify. After all, she did invent SURFACE TO AIR MISSILE.

besskeloid June 19 2006, 11:01:06 UTC

She did? Good on her!

*raises fist & yells*

SAM torgo_x June 21 2006, 01:38:33 UTC

FOOM

eyeteeth June 19 2006, 15:16:45 UTC

Ha, I was just at a performance of Macbeth, in which Banquo asks, "...have we eaten on the insane root/That takes the reason prisoner?" Now I know what it looks like!

threepunchstuff June 19 2006, 16:20:43 UTC

Almost reminds me of the Rat King picture which I won't reproduce.