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How To Check for Hop Latent Viroid (HpLVd) Using a Mail-In Test

Don't let this latent killer ruin your stable.

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Mar 03, 2023
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As legal access continues to spread, so does access to valuable testing services for cannabis plants, including the ability to identify gender as well as the presence of viroids like HpLVd using mail-in tests.

Hop Latent Viroid (HpLVd or HLVd) is an insidious, highly-contagious pathogen that sneaks up on crops and can decimate the quality and yields of y…

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