One more comment then I've got to get some work done around here. Steve, do you remember when I was in contact with the plant pathologist that specialized in tomato diseases? I asked him specifically about transfer of fusarium in seed and he said it could happen but at a very low incidence. Then when you factor in the fermentation of the seed I wonder how much fusarium could really get transferred. Maybe not much. It would be very interesting to take seed from an infected plant and see if you could get any fusarium to grow (on correct media in a petri dish). Fungal cultures in general are not difficult I don't know about fusarium specifically. Maybe I need another winter project.
Marla
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