08-22-2015, 08:10 AM
quote:The vector is as yet unknown. - that means as "unknown " so the possibility of an airborne "fungus" is still a possibility.
Originally posted by rainyjim
"So it does appear that it is indeed a fungus - even though it only had affected sweet potatoes , so as yet an undermined variation of the original sweet potatoe virus."
Its not a virus its a fungus. These are not interchangeable.
"And then their is the vectoring factor, or ideas on how the disease started ."
The vector is as of yet unknown.
"Honestly I have not read all of the posts on this topic , but it appears that the trees
start dying from the top down - is this correct?"I
The researchers at CTAHR / USDA have aready confirmed this.
"If so then the vectoring leads to the virus being airborn in some fashion - right or wrong?"
Incorrect, there is no reason to think that this fungus is 'airborne'.
Dying from top down. Confirmed.