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Simply Bananas
04-05-2008, 05:18 PM
Has anyone ever seen this in zone 8b-9a? My TC are looking suspicious. I will try to get a picture up soon.

Simply Bananas
04-06-2008, 07:39 PM
What causes this?
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y274/porkpi/Sig.jpg

Nicolas Naranja
05-12-2009, 02:21 PM
Yes, my TC plants had the same thing happen and I think it has more to do with sunlight/wind than any pathogen.

Caloosamusa
05-12-2009, 03:34 PM
Good afternoon,

I get that in the winter when it is moist windy and cold. I don't think it is Sigatoka, but I am not a plant pathologist. Nicolas may be correct. :2239:

lorax
05-12-2009, 03:36 PM
It doesn't look like Sigatoka to me, either. That normally starts affecting the plant on the 3rd or 4th leaf, not on the older growth. So, I have no idea what it is, but I'd wager that it's not Sig.

Simply Bananas
05-12-2009, 04:43 PM
Apparently not. It is a kandrian or kandarian that grew well all last summer. It survived the long winter in the ground and is looking good for summer 2009.

Nicolas Naranja
05-12-2009, 05:05 PM
Actually, I have Kandrians that are doing it right now and I got them from agristarts about 10 days ago, my Gran Nains did it as well back in late January. I was really worried about it at first, but once the plants got older they were fine. I have been on a really quick learning curve with tissue culture plantlets this year since I am taking so many of them out to the field.