Surface Survival of Orchid Viruses
Hello All,
I had a question about some of the common orchid viruses.
How long can orchid viruses survive on surfaces such as a greenhouse bench or a cutting tool like a pair of scissors?
For example, if a greenhouse bench came into contact with an infected plant and then was put in storage for 6 months (away from moisture etc.), would the bench still have active viral particles on the bench able to infect other plants?
Supposedly, Tobacco Mosaic Virus can live on dry surfaces for up to 50 years. Is this fact also true with CMV and ORSV?
Either way, it only takes 5 minutes to properly disinfect tools and surfaces thus, there is no reason not to.
However, I am still curious as to the answer to this question as I have found no information online so I thought I would ask here.
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