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| Canna Yellow Mottle virus |
Cannas can be seriously affected by this virus, which appears as streaks of pale tissue along the leaf veins, which die.
Other symptoms associated with this virus is; stunting, and distortion.
It is not known how this virus is transmitted, but it can be spread in vegetatively propagated plants.
To reduce this possibility strict hygiene procedures should be adopted.
Clean cutting tools after the propagating material has been removed from each plant to prevent contamination being transmitted from plant to plant
To minimize contracting this virus, care should be taken to ensure you don’t buy ‘infected plants’
If the disease is found; destroy the affected plants
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