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I have looked through the F4F posts but I could not find a good picture of RKN infected roots. I have a plant that looks a little suspicious and I would like to know if I have a case of RKN or not.
-Thanks
(Going to keep it off by itself until I know)

Post up a photo of the roots and one of the figgers will know. A rootworm infected root will have these little or large knots all over it. A healthy root will look smoother, like a tiny rope or a fat string. You usually have to dig up a section of the roots to know for sure.

##*@%$@!!!! Well, at least it is only one tree. However, it is one of the last two as the parent tree died last year. sounds like airlayer time.

Personally I would destroy them ASAP. A few plants were sent to me earlier this year from West Coast, that two were infected with RNK. They were destroyed by placing them all (even the ones without RNK, didn't want to take the chance), in a 5 g bucket containing Bleach (un-diluted) for two days.


Not the best quality pics but you can see the galls on the roots.


Navid.

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@ Afigfan


You can safely do an airlayer, just be carefull when you remove it from the mother tree.....I been there, done that!    Just join the club!!!!!!!!!

Air layer it is! This is one of the last living pieces of a fig tree that I grew up with so dumping it would be a very sad ending.

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