Re: [Aroid-l] Hot Water Treatment for Nematodes in Amorphs

From: Steve Marak <samarak at gizmoworks.com> on 2007.03.30 at 05:42:51(15523) There are posts on this now and then over on the bulb lists, especially the ones where amaryllid growers hang out. Apparently one group is even having some success de-virusing amaryllids with heat treatment, although they found a higher temperature was needed (55 C for one hour was one comment), and there is a very narrow window between not killing the virus and also killing the bulb. If I were going to try this, I'd buy one of those immersion heater water bath setups I see in labs, and lately, in kitchens (Iron Chef, anyone?). It seems they are great for poaching things because they regulate the temperature so precisely. Steve +More On Thu, 29 Mar 2007, ALLAN TETZLAFF wrote: > Any idea how you accomplish such a task with accuracy? I've no idea about > equipment. > > Thanks, > Allan > > "StroWi@t-online.de" wrote: > Dear George, > > a standard treatment to cure dormant Hippeastrum bulbs from mites > (Steonotarsonemus laticeps) and a fungus (Stagonospora curtisii) is 46 ?C for > 2 hours; since Hippeastrum bulbs can be quite big in diameter it might match > Amorphophallus. > > Good luck, > Bernhard. -- Steve Marak -- samarak@gizmoworks.com _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

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