First report of tomato mottle geminivirus in South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia (US)
Tomato plants (Lycopersicon esculentum) showing symptoms of stunting, chlorotic mottling, distortion and leaf curl were observed in ;1994 in South Carolina (Charleston County), Tennessee (Bledsoe and Rhea Counties) and Virginia (Northampton County), in USA. The incidence of the disease varied from farm to farm but reached 100;%. Samples were collected and analyzed, and it was shown that the causal agent was tomato mottle geminivirus. So far, this geminivirus (EU Annex I/A1) transmitted by Bemisia tabaci (EPPO A2 quarantine pest), was only reported in Florida (US) (see EPPO RS 94/045). This is the first report of tomato mottle geminivirus in South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.
Sources
Polston, J.E.; Bois, D.; Keinath, A.P.; Chellemi, D.O. (1995) Occurrence of tomato mottle geminivirus in South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.
Plant Disease, 79 (5), p 539.