The College I used to study Horticulture made a big deal about TMV, they made it seem like AIDS back in the 80s...
I have no doubt some studies are being done but am sure they had to jump through hoops. With the current state of canna legality I think you'd find a closed door trying to get something done but do believe there is stuff going on behind the scenes if you know the 'right' people.Davis popped into my mind, too. Honestly, it would probably not be that difficult to find someone at UC Berkeley or UC Santa Cruz (my number 2 guess if not Davis) to test the sample, either (UC San Diego is doing some MMJ trials, so it might not be too tough there either). You can PM Harborside on WT if you are a member there.
Were they in the same medium?alls i know is i have seen it - the mosiac-like trait whatever it is - move from one plant to another plant without a recirculation of nutes... my grape romulan wasnt even on the table the ogs and chem d were on it was off to the side and she 'caught' whatever it is we don't know what we are looking at.
I'd like to see if this problem spreads from like hydro to soil or vice versa, it really seems like a deficiency rather than a virus..specially if it's proven that TMV doesn't really affect MJ...I will say that my cut VASTLY improved after an app of Calmag. I am going to do the same with this cut (from my original) and see if we get any difference.
It really does appear to be the case especially knowing a bit about Sub and his Dago friends experience and skills regarding canna and specifically about this issue. I also have a lot of respect for Tom Hill...a real canna scientist IMO. If he says not TMV then I'm inclined to believe him even though I have seen people say emphatically that TMV can and does infect canna.but we are looking at something.
Or give them an 'infected' cut of same strain and have them grow it under the same conditions long as both cuts were legitimate...due to things like mislabeling and such. For sure there are peeps that believe it's not contagious and a 'simple' enviro or nute issue so there should be no problem accepting an 'infected' plant into their grow space.I'd be seeking out folks who have no such problems with the same cuts and pick apart their environment from temps to nutrients and see if I couldn't make it disappear. -Tom
As I said earlier Cabby attributed the decimation of his mom room to smoking/handling ciggys in the area. He is not a hack...not even close. He said TMV but seems not much scientific support for that in part cause, I feel, canna can't be openly and thoroughly researched so up to private growers to cooperate and help figure things out.Also, can smoking TMV tainted tobacco spread this disease (if it's even possible MJ can contract it, Which IMO isn't possible). If it is a possibility, I feel you'd be seeing MANY more "infected" cuttings. I know many growers who smoke cigs in or near the growroom