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    Two common lettuce diseases

    Jun 15, 2020 2 minutes
    PHOTOS: BILL KERR

    In previous articles, I discussed a number of common lettuce diseases. Two more that a lettuce producer should look out for are big-vein-associated virus (LBVaV) and bacterial spot.

    BIG-VEIN-ASSOCIATED VIRUS

    The soil-borne fungus acts as a vector for LBVaV. Its symptoms (shared by another virus, Mirafiori lettuce big-vein virus) are

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