Raspberry virus?
ajbaker
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in Fruit & veg
Can anyone advise what is the likely cause of this random spotting/mottling on this year's new raspberry canes? They're virtually all showing signs. Canes have been in about 4 years and cropped very well so far. Last year's canes cropped well this year but new growth all like this. Doesn't look a classic deficiency pattern to me. Any ideas? Thanks!
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Unfortunately there are no remedies, but on the plus side some of the viruses don't cause much of a problem.
They are often transmitted by bees and the like via pollen or aphids, so if there are infected canes in another garden near you they may be the source.
I had Glen Moy with a dwarfing virus. I dug them all up and left the area bare for a year. I'm going to replant with Malling Jewel this winter and hope for the best.
See how yours go. If the yield drops and the canes get shorter each year then best to replace them - but the virus may return.
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
https://www.rhs.org.uk/disease/raspberry-viruses
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.