PLANT VIRUSES
POTENTIAL
Super
Spreaders
When a virus arrives in a garden , be it commercial or home grown , it can swiftly cause a lot of damage . Follow Lynette Morgan ’ s advice on how to identify symptoms and mitigate damage should a virus appear in your garden . | by Dr . Lynette Morgan
iruses can cause us a great deal of fear and disruption and plants are ,
Vunfortunately , not immune to this curse . While we may be quite familiar with the common scourges of mildew , botrytis , and pythium , viruses are another problem that can continually plague some crops and growers are not always aware of the culprit . Vague and numerous symptoms can be characteristic of viruses , of which there are potentially many hundreds that can infect cultivated plants with hydroponic crops being no exception . Unlike fungal , bacterial , and physiological diseases , viruses have no control or cure and destruction of the infected plants to protect those which are not diseased is the only option . This makes prevention of infection the first line of defence and understanding how viruses are spread is important for any grower .
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