Thread: Fusarium Wilt
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Old June 4, 2017   #61
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Originally Posted by Worth1 View Post
Can the F wilt be passed on through the seeds?

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From what I read, yes it can. However, that does not account for the effects of processing the seeds, whether by fermentation or oxidation. I am going to buy an immersion cooker soon so I can give my seeds a hot water bath as well. I can't imagine the fusarium surviving both oxidation and the hot water bath. None of the seeds I started of my own showed any sign of the disease until I put them in the ground. I am thinking that if my seed was contaminated, I would have seen signs of it before then.
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