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Pepino leaf curl

Posted by Peter1968 NSW, Aust (My Page) on
Mon, Sep 19, 05 at 2:12

Hello all.

Just curious to know what is at my pepino. It doesn't seem to be affecting any of the plants I have growing near it, such as lettuces, lemon grass, passion flowers and brussels sprouts. Unless, of course, that's the problem and it's a bad companion with one or more of them.

Thnaks for your help.

Leaf Curl 1
Leaf Curl 2


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RE: Pepino leaf curl

It isn't easy to tell without seeing the plants but I would hazzard a guess at Pepino Mosaic Virus. Do the leaves have a paler 'mosaic' effect too? Such viruses often cause leaf distortion similar to what your plant has even when the paler colour is not so obvious. I would remove and burn the plant as the virus is easily spread to lots of other plants especially tomatoes.


 
 

 

 


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