Agroaldea
It has been published in the international journal "Plantdiseae", thus confirming the detection of this virus in tomato grown in our country.
The doctor. Dirk Janssen and his team of phytopathologists the Andalusian Research Center IFAPA, located in La Mojonera (Almería), They have published the results on infection of this virus in tomato.
In addition to Janssen, They have participated in the investigation and subsequent preparation of the report, Leticia Ruiz, Simon Almudena, Leonardo Velasco and Carmen Garcia, all belonging to the IFAPA.
In September 2013, symptoms of chlorotic mottle and distortion of the vein in the middle and lower leaves were observed in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L) It is growing in a greenhouse in the province of Almería, Spain.
A neighbor greenhouse zucchini squash plants had (Cucurbita pepo L) with symptoms apical leaf curling and chlorotic mottle in the intermediate sheets, recently attributed to Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus (ToLCNDV).
From there the investigations were conducted to determine the degree of infection, noting that plants in both greenhouses were infected
The study concludes that the ToLCNDV in Spain is also present in infected tomato plants in the field and can be transmitted to and from zucchini.
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