RE: Leaf Spot: Gene, Culture, Location, Gardener
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- Subject: RE: Leaf Spot: Gene, Culture, Location, Gardener
- From: D* F* <d*@cornell.edu>
- Date: Sun, 8 Feb 1998 08:06:35 -0700 (MST)
At 06:27 AM 2/8/98 -0700, Walter wrote:
>
> I was hoping more people would respond to the leaf spot thread
>regarding the items listed above. If you have some time, give it some
>more thought. If it is a gene that causes it, can this gene be
>identified /isolated in DNA testing and eventually bred out of lines that
>carry it?
>
> Why is leaf spot more prevalent in different seasons, climate,
>gardens?
Walter, around here leaf spot is ubiquitous. Some varieties show more
resistance than others, but darn near every fan on bearded irises sports
some spot. If it's linked to a gene, I think the gene must be essential
for an iris to be an iris!
I do not spray. I DO practice "clean cultivation" and trimming--sometimes
to extremes (time permitting). However, anyone wanting to study the
problem will find ample material in my iris beds, no matter what I have
done, or what the weather has been. Some weather conditions --humidity,
lots of rain, do seem to make it worse.
That's the view from my garden, anyway.
Dorothy Fingerhood
daf10@cornell.edu
Newfield, NY
