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    Duds; Is It A Virus?

    We have a half dozen positives for TMV in cannabis, immuno-assays. Fairly unreliable imo. They're for toba genus. We also have maybe 25 solid duds cases testing negative by the same method. Lots of work ongoing on this now. It's all serology and PCR based. It'll be a long study. We'll publish...
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    Duds; Is It A Virus?

    Yeah our data set is pretty extensive. It's infectious, 100%. I don't have data pre-2008. @WeSolidarity suggests root aphids possibly vectored this originally. This is consistent with our data. Here's an example of alarming trend:
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    Duds; Is It A Virus?

    Yup. @WeSolidarity is right. We're pretty far past "cut better clones." Our research team is building a new lab in the Arcata, CA Marijuana Innovation Zone in northern California, called Humboldt DNA. We're specifically going to perform the PCR work necessary to ID the viruses (it's likely more...
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    Dudded, Stunted, and Runted plants...

    Papa, Some guy actually says: if your plants are duds, cull them and replace them with ones that aren't visibly diseased. Hard to argue with that. If they're your only plants, run them through see what you get and get better ones next time. Don't panic, just grow the best plants you can. If you...
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    Dudded, Stunted, and Runted plants...

    Sounds dudsy for sure. No treatment, just cull and try to outgrow infection. GG4 is particularly susceptible
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    Dudded, Stunted, and Runted plants...

    Read pages 27+ of this thread. GG4 is lovely
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    Dudded, Stunted, and Runted plants...

    I observe stem discolorations yellow, red and in severe cases, brownish. Always brittle. If you can reach over and snap a plant with minimal torque, it's toast. I get what your going for. Visual ID would be useful. I suspect everything other than the most healthy green stemmed individuals. If...
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    Dudded, Stunted, and Runted plants...

    We're doing a ton of work on this in Northern CA. I'd bet all the money that the industry is inundated with multiple viral infections in many if not all states. Seeds are not immune as this is very likely pollen borne. There's no solution or fixing infected plants. Identifying symptomatic...
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    Dudded, Stunted, and Runted plants...

    We're there ever any duds in the genetics you're reveging? Was there even one from that stock that you culled or set aside before you flowered it? Or do you believe it's never had a dud? What strain?
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    Dudded, Stunted, and Runted plants...

    Vaccinations don't work in plants as far as I know. We needs tests. This will take work to figure out. If it's like strawberries, it's spread already. Everything pretty much has it. If you've seen it, it's there. Plant herpes that only becomes symptomatic if the host is particularly susceptible...
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    Dudded, Stunted, and Runted plants...

    It's troubling that people growing from seed are also seeing plenty of duds. I don't know if that means it's pollen borne, but that seems unfortunately likely. Hopefully the meristem isn't carrying virus and it's cleanable. As far as milk goes, even if it worked as a sort of control, it has to...
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    Dudded, Stunted, and Runted plants...

    This is pretty much a must-watch for anybody following this thread closely. The Q&A at the end is worth the wait. All of it lands pretty much on the money. 45 minutes well spent.
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    Dudded, Stunted, and Runted plants...

    No those look like cells differentiating to form callus, then roots, but they hit air and light so they stopped. CaC2O4 crystals are microscopic but not real small. Maybe 12-25μm
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    Dudded, Stunted, and Runted plants...

    Autoclave or pressure cooker
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    Dudded, Stunted, and Runted plants...

    There are so many questions to be answered here, I don't know. I'll be operational in weeks, results will take months. If this is viral, TC is the most viable solution. Heat therapy looks promising, sort of. If you're set up to do that, run it and let us know how you do. It's tough to do it...
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