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Old 07-11-2008, 06:23 PM
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virus testing and merristemming

I always read that you should have an orchid tested for viruses if you suspect something is wrong, but I cannot find any places that do this. The only thing I have found is the do-it-yourself test kits, that, while affordable, only test for a few viruses.

I would like to find a place that LOOKS at the plant tissue to SEE if there are any virus bodies there.

Also, I can't find anywhere that does merristemming of dendrobiums. There was one place I found online that will make you 400 plants for something like 150 bux, but they don't do dendrobiums.

I have this one den. that I bought for 5 bux at the swap meet in Hawaii, and it is priceless to me because of it's sentimental value. I would be more than happy to pay 100 bux for ONE merristemmed clone.

SO-
If any of you know of places that can provide either or both of these services, let me know, and we should sticky it at the top of this forum.
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