So nice that your cuttings of Violeta are free of FMV, Eli.
I managed to save one of Francisco's Violeta cuttings (thanks again for your kindness and patience) by grafting one of the rooting cuttings that didn't grow roots, even after a couple of months.
I did one chip and one whip and tongue with it.
I had another cutting that finally had roots (they sure are slow rooting) but, unfortunately, i lost it in the change to the pot.
Nevertheless, probably because of the stress it suffered, the leaves of the grafted chip are all affected and deformed with FMV.
I do believe it will recover when the growing leaves outgrow the virus, but it seems that the FMV was present and did appeared when the plant was stressed.
I also have a bad case of FMV in 2 rooted cuttings of Branco Especial that showed from the start, but curiously, a whip and tongue graft i did with the third cutting i received from the same variety, doesn't show any signs of it.
The rooted cuttings showed the virus from the get go and it's quite a bad case.
Unlike other trees that have recovered from FMV this variety doesn't seem able to.
It grows, but the leaves always seem frail, as if the tree lacks nutrients (it receives the same fertilizer, iron, micronutrients and aminoacids as the others).
The rooted tree of Branco Especial (rooted last spring):
Meanwhile, the grafted cutting of Branco Especial (done at the same time, in a very week branch of an adult tree) seems okay.
Last year, it seemed a bit stunted and it almost didn't grow,probably because of competition for sap with the other stronger branches.
- September 2015
But now it seems perfectly okay and even has some figs. It's from the same batch of 3 cuttings i received and it shows no signs of FMV.
July 2016:
I am beginning to think that, in most cases, FMV is always present and only shows itself if there's some stresser or less than optimal conditions.
Have you reached the same conclusions regarding FMV, Francisco?