Tomato viruses

Tomato mosaic virus and tobacco mosaic virus. Tomato mosaic virus (ToMV) can cause yellowing and stunting of tomato plants, resulting in loss of stand and reduced yield. In addition, the virus may cause uneven ripening of fruit, further reducing yield. Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) was once thought to be more common on tomato, but the two viruses are hard to distinguish easily and tobacco mosaic virus is usually (though not exclusively) more of a tobacco pathogen than a tomato pathogen. The…

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