Re: [CH] seed diseases
Celeste or Dave Anderson (chilehead@tough-love.com)
Sun, 27 Jun 1999 19:30:52 -0700
Byron, you got it wrong again. Someone else on the list started
than, not me. I only added the caution about handling seeds or
plants after using tobacco products after all the web sites you sent
me to convinced me that it really was a mechanically transmitted
disease.
Dave
> Dave,
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> The TMV study was because myself and about 30 others felt that you
> implied that smokers and only smokers caused/spread TMV.
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> After your statement I had about 30 private mails ranging from:
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> "No one around here smokes, and to the best of my knowledge tobacco
> is not grown in this state. I have TMV, do you know why "
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> "We have smoked for 3 generations, we have never had TMV"
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> For seed diseases I had
> 1. Bacterial Spot. Var. Jamaica Scotch Bonnet, Cat#1430-00 lot # 1430A
> 2. Anthracnose Var. Charleston Hot Cat# 6724-00 Lot# 6724P
> 3. Phytophthora Stem rot. Var. Habanero, Cat# 1274-00 Lot# 1274A
> 4. Cercospora Leaf spot. Var. Caribbean Red, Cat# 6674-00 Lot #6674
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> Above numbers from seed packages
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> All of which even a novice gardener should be able to distinguish from TMV
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> I had plants from Burpee, Gurney, NK, Vessey's, Johnnys and purchased
> plants from Horticulral Enterprises of TX. the same area, without
> those diseases.
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> Certifications
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> All I asked was to print in your catalog or URL whether or not the
> seeds you sell have tested for, or treated for seed borne diseases.
> That simple. If they have been then whats the problem ?
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> Byron
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