It will be possible to place a source tree in reserve status for a year by not having a tristeza test run. Viroid tests will be ongoing even when the tristeza test is skipped. We are ready to start testing additional scion trees for the exocortis viroid. We would like nurserymen to have tristeza tests done on their trees before we start the viroid testing. If you desire 50 free exocortis viroid tests, please submit a list of your top 50 priorities along with the CTV test results from a commercial lab and we will start testing your scion trees in the order we receive the test results.
All manufactures have to have a supply of raw material to produce their products.
Foremost in the planning and budgeting process for manufactures is a constant stable supply of raw material. It should be no different in our business and our source trees should not be an after thought. Too often budwood sources take second place to fruit production. If you would sit down and put a pencil to the value of budwood to your livelihood, the nursery business, you may consider giving source trees a greater priority in terms of allotting land and giving care. The transition to a mandatory budwood protection program should go smoothly if everyone starts preparing now and registers their trees now before the mandatory program is implemented.