Disease Help - Tobacco Mosaic Virus

[CanadaChili]

Hi all,

I've come to the conclusion that my pepper plants have been infected with tobacco mosaic virus (or some mosaic virus of sorts). It looks to have spread to nearby cucumber plants as well.
Would anyone be able to confirm that I do have tmv and/or would be willing to offer some advice regarding decontamination? I've disposed of all of my plants and now I'm hoping to stop the spread of infection into future years. I'm reading that this virus can remain viable for years on surfaces and who knows what I've touched after handling the plants. Any help would be greatly appreciated... I'm very desperate at this point!

Thanks in advance!

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[Masher]

Not tobacco virus.

I have seen that damage in pepper pods before. Cant recall what it was. As for the leaf itself over feeding over watering. Over watering can promote powder mildew as well. Not 100% sure what the real problem is with the pepper plant though.

Vine leaf looks like sunburn or powder mildew.

Powder mildew wont effect the fruits but it kills the vines and over takes the plant very rapidly.

 

[CanadaChili]

Not tobacco virus.

I have seen that damage in pepper pods before. Cant recall what it was. As for the leaf itself over feeding over watering. Over watering can promote powder mildew as well. Not 100% sure what the real problem is with the pepper plant though.

Vine leaf looks like sunburn or powder mildew.

Powder mildew wont effect the fruits but it kills the vines and over takes the plant very rapidly.

Thanks for your reply. Let me give some more context. The first picture was 100% overwatered and the roots were consistently saturated. You nailed it on that one. That was a potting mix issue. That plant is where I first noticed the brown streaking, which I considered to be some kind of fungus from being too humid in its hot house and treated with a sulfur fungicide.

However, the second picture was a habanero that was grown hydroponically and looked good and healthy until a certain point and then immediately took on that brown mottled look. Lots of tip-burn, brown streaking on blossoms and deformation of new growth. I'm going to have to rule out over feeding and watering because I was only feeding it at 1100ppm. These two plants (and the cucumber were in close contact and almost certainly were handled consecutively by myself. The symptoms seemed to infect the other plants.

Lastly, I had some "back-up" plants (leftovers) growing at another location that were planted directly into the ground. No drainage issues, good air-flow. I was watering 2-3 times a week because the dirt dried out so well. These plants seemed to be doing great until about a week ago when i noticed the same brown streaking on the leaves and blossoms. The picture of the jalapeno was collected from those plants. That damage could very well be a false positive for tmv and could just be some sun damage or whatnot but it doesn't explain the reoccurring mottled look and leaf curl.

My hypothesis is that my seeds (Pepper Joes) carried this virus from the very start. Although the virus was not expressed in the young healthy plants, it was transmitted throughout their life cycle and infected only after the plant became wounded via my shears or transplant.



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[Masher]

Look up chili anthracnose.

That green pod in your pics looks similar.

I still doubt the tom virus as the root of the issue via seed supplier or otherwise.

Not an expert by any means. Just offering a suggestion and bringing your post to the top for others to see and try to help.

Happy growing : cheers:

 

[CanadaChili]

I really appreciate the help. I'm just trying to get to the bottom of what's going on with my plants. Fun hobby but it's frustrating growing here in Canada with such short summers - not much room for error. Cheers [emoji892]️

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[CanadaChili]

Look up chili anthracnose.

That green pod in your pics looks similar.

I still doubt the tom virus as the root of the issue via seed supplier or otherwise.

Not an expert by any means. Just offering a suggestion and bringing your post to the top for others to see and try to help.

Happy growing : cheers:

While I have you here and if you don't mind. What would be a tell-tale sign of tmv/what prompted you to disregard tmv as a potential pathogen? Thanks!!

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