[Aroid-l] Anthurium blight

From: ExoticRainforest <Steve at exoticrainforest.com> on 2010.01.11 at 19:54:00 A warning from our friend LelandMiyano from information originating from botanist David Scherberich. There is now a very bad Anthurium blightwhich may be spreading.  At least two gardens in France have hadto deal with this one which has no cure.  The one that is really badis Xanthomonas campestris pv. dieffenbachiae whichcauses the leaf margins to turn yellow and all the leaves to drop.  Iwould suggest you be very careful about buying new Anthuriumright now!  This has the potential to kill an entire collection.  Some species appear resistant but others spread it quickly.  Somecommercial growers in Hawaii lost almost entire crops of ornamental Anthurium(the kind you buy in the store) so be very careful about buying any Anthuriumin a local nursery or discount store! http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1392979/ Any of you that are knowledgeable about this blight please pass alongwhat you know. Steve www.ExoticRainforest.com --------------010704050209000405090702

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