TYLC Virus-Resistant Varieties Under Commercial Conditions in SW Florida

摘要

With Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV) now endemic toFlorida, University of Florida (UF) researchers have been evaluating TYLC virus-resistant varieties under commercial conditions in Southwest Florida in hopes of reducing losses. Considered by some to be the worst tomato virus worldwide, TYLCV causes stunted growth and flower abortion with early infections resulting in almost no fruit set.