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Old 03-07-2007, 01:31 AM
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I have this plant kind of worries me. It looks health but the yellow streak on the leaf. Could it be infected by virus. What normally will happen to the plant if it's infected with virus, will it die slowly, stunt or will still grows.



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It could be because the plant is gotten too much light
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I am agree with smartie2000, I don't think that it 's virus. An infection by virus results in typical symptoms include yellow, brown, or black spots, or a mosaic pattern of yellow and green coloration on foliage.

What about flowers? It have a normal floration?
Here, (click, click) there are some photographs about virus infection (brazilian version).
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KC,
I agree with your assessment. The discoloration is localized so the probability of any excessive light would be more pronounced over the entire leaf or plant.
The best thing to do is to isolate the plant. Grow it as the others and watch to see if the discoloration changes into the more pronounced symptoms of brown chlorotic patches and possible lesions.

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For a newbie you have learned alot about your plants in such a short time. Congrats!
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Old 03-08-2007, 01:40 AM
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Hi all ...thanks for the feedback,
Ya, I will isolate the plant and see how it goes. If it's virus most probably it will appear in a month or so, am I correct?.

Lila, it have not flower in my hands. it was planted in a pot with charcoal and broken bricks when I brought it, it was flowering then and was not growing well, leaf were dull and roots look dried and that's when I transplant with S/M which I normally prefer. Hopefully is not virus.
This is how it looks like. unknown name?


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