Tomato yellow leaf curl viruses

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Tomato yellow leaf curl virus symptoms on tomato (click on image to enlarge it)
Author(s): John Thomas, Queensland Department of Industries & Fisheries
Source: PaDIL

Tomato yellow leaf curl viruses

This is a complex of genetically different viruses, causing the tomato leaf curl disease. The individual viruses are widely distributed and can cause outbreaks, among them, Tomato yellow leaf curl virus and Tomato yellow leaf curl Sardinia virus have been encountered most frequently. Resistant tomato cultivars have been developed, but genetic recombination of different strains can overcome the resistance.

Currently, the following viruses of this complex have been entered into the system:

• Tomato yellow leaf curl China virus
• Tomato yellow leaf curl Mali virus
• Tomato yellow leaf curl Sardinia virus

• Tomato yellow leaf curl Tanzania virus
• Tomato yellow leaf curl Thailand virus
• Tomato yellow leaf curl virus