Quote Originally Posted by kiwiorchids View Post
perhaps it is the root hairs that orchids have? do they look like little hairs? if the roots are suspended in something like the agar, it isnt uncommon for them to be bare.
I agree with Jordan it's quite common presentation to have root hairs, as long as the seedling in the flask doesn't change the color and melts not to worry about it well the root hairs may mimic the fungal infection at one point.