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11-11-2004, 08:12 PM

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burning destroys the virus. dont handle tobacco and then handle plants in the
nightshade family. Ingrid

No, there's some viable virus that escaped incineration in the smoke.
The crystalline virus is unusually heat-stable, and viable TMV in
smoke has been reported.

But the main route of transmission is the hands: if you touch tobacco
or anything containing tobacco, wash hands carefully before handling
plants, and expect some infection to get through anyway.

--
Chris Green

TMV in tobacco smoke can infect various plants, mainly those in the
nightshade family (Solanaceae), such as tomatoes and petunias (which
aren't typical houseplants anyway), but also many others. Small white
tile-like patches would indicate that this is a problem.

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