Tropical Plant Pathology (2012) 37, 333-338

Aurora Londoño, Heather Capobianco, Shouan Zhang and Jane E. Polston (2012)
First record of tomato chlorotic spot virus in the USA
Tropical Plant Pathology 37 (5), 333-338
Abstract: A tospovirus was identified in tomato plants from two counties in Florida by reverse transcription-PCR and sequencing of portions of the S, M and L genomic segments. The predicted amino-acid sequences of the N protein of PCR products from four plant samples were >96% identical to those of TCSV. Partial nucleic acid sequences of the L and M RNA were >97% identical to those reported for TCSV isolates. Extracts from field samples infected test plants and produced symptoms similar to those reported for TCSV. This is the first report of an isolate of TCSV in Florida and in the USA.
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Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
surveys/sampling/distribution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Orthotospovirus tomatoflavi	Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)	U.S.A. (SE)