Re: How to prevent disease introduction when moving banana pups between countries?
I'm bumping this tread, since it is relevant to my interests.
If i get a pup from another person, how i should handle it to be sure i won't spread any diesease in my backyard? I'm speaking about an healty corm from another country, but not a tissue cultured plant.
I'm not speaking of banana diseases (somehow pathologies exclusives of bananas won't excape my greenhouse - no other bananas around here - so they can be "resetted" eliminating all my bananas; it is painful, but doable), but i'm speaking the kind of soil borne disease that can attack common house vegetables, like tomatoes or zucchini. I fear that kind of disease: once in my backyard, i fear myself being unable to eliminate them. What i should do?
A simple wash in bleach + removing any trace of soil could work? I simply want to eliminate bacteria and fungi and everything that can damage other vegetables: i don't care about banana-only disease.
Thank you!
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