Fungal diseases, discussed in this documentary, are caused by microscopic fungi. The movie gives some data on their characteristics and how to defeat them.
Production
1949 agricultural propaganda aesthetic, unironically beautiful.
Director
Maurice Proulx
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This film emerged from post-war agricultural anxiety when potato crop failures could devastate entire communities. The Irish Potato Famine still loomed large in collective memory.
Director Maurice Proulx was a French-Canadian priest who made over 200 educational films, earning him the nickname 'the Canadian Jean Painlevé' among absolutely nobody.
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