Category: Virus

So sad

Bred from Trumpet Call by N. gaditanus. This is the best division 2 mini yellow I have produced. The flowers measure 45 mm in diameter. Unfortunately the leaves show symptoms of virus so it is destined for the compost heap.…

Virus.

  Dear Friends, Last week we had a demonstration day at our Research Institute, PPO Lisse,  www.ppo,wur.nl There was for me an interested item. They had new indications about spreading of Virus.  Via a vector living in the soil. From…

Various

Hello everyone, Some brief responses to recent daffnet discussion. Nematode: I understood that nematodes were species specific. Before I export bulbs to the USA my soil has to be declared free of potato cyst nematode. In soil testing some clover…

an alternate to HWT?

Hot water treatment as far as I have read will NOT kill the various virus’s that daffodil bulbs can be infested with. Hot water treatment for bulbs is normally used to kill mites, nematodes, bulb flies ETC. There is an…