Re: Tomato roots
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- Subject: Re: Tomato roots
- From: A* D* <a*@crwys.demon.co.uk>
- Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1998 16:47:36 +0100 (BST)
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On Wed 14 Oct, Margaret Lauterbach wrote:
> >Tomato plants are grafted onto rootstock to overcome four diseases -
> >k,n,v,f stand for korky rot, nematodes, verticillium and fusarium . It
> >is done where it is not practicable to change or sterilise the growing
> >medium. With most commercial tomatoes being grown hydroponically it
> >would seem that this practice is no longer widespread.
> >--
> >Allan Day
> My brain is on vacation. We do have nematodes, verticillium and fusarium
> wilts, but do we have anything like korky rot? We don't call it that, but
> what do we call it? Margaret
>
Never had it myself, it sounds quite painful.
--
Allan Day Hereford HR2 7AU allan@crwys.demon.co.uk
