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CYMBIDIUMS: Bud Drop

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted over 9 years ago During hot weather buds drop if the plant has an ancestor C. lowianum 'concolor' which has as its progeny C. Alexanderi 'Westonbirt'. OA86-82 Read More

TREE-FERN FIBER: The Root Part Is Different

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted over 9 years ago It is the thick coat of fibrous, matted roots surrounding the basal part of the slim hard core which is the trunk proper; these form conical masses three to eight feet in diameter; and are sold in ... Read More

TREES, HOST: Epiphytosis and Orchids

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted over 9 years ago For a review of the many trees of the Americas which host orchid plants, refer to Ca82(6)-30 Read More

TRIPLOIDS: In Cymbidiums

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted over 9 years ago A combination of a diploid and a tetraploid; they are generally the heaviest producers of long spikes of large blooms on quick-growing, strong plants; they are assumed to be sterile; they comprise ... Read More

TRISODIUM (ORTHO) PHOSPHATE: For Virus Control

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted over 9 years ago A one-minute soak in it inactivated Cymbidium Mosaic Virus; a ten-minutes soak did not completely inactivate Odontoglossum ring-spot virus. P68(4)-5 Read More

TRUBAN 30WP: Recommended as Good Control of Pythium, and Phytophthora Black Rot Fungi Control

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted over 9 years ago They attack any parts of the plant and are spread by splashing water; 8 oz. of Truban 30%WP added to 100 gals. water is a safe, effective control. A73-326; BU8+ Read More

TRISODIUM PHOSPHATE: Disinfectant

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted over 9 years ago Sometimes written as Trisodium (Ortho) Phosphate; a saturated solution it has a pH of 12 which seems effective for cleaning tools. A86-34 Read More

TRISODIUM PHOSPHATE: For Virus Control

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted over 9 years ago A saturated solution will denature viral particles with a 10-minute soak; rust is not checked. A87-132 Read More

TRUBAN 30WP: A Fungicide

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted over 9 years ago It is primarily used to control black rot fungi, Phytophthora cactorum and Phythium ultimum. BU8+; BU10+ Read More

TRUBAN 30WP: Fungicide

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted over 9 years ago It is not yet registered, but its use could be authorized if sufficient pressure by means of petition were brought to bear on the authorities. A86-915 Read More