Chapter 44 - Emergence, diversity, and epidemiological prospects of viruses infecting tomato crops

A. Londoño, J.L. Barrón Contreras, A. Cruz Hernández, R. Rivera Bustamante, B. Bañuelos Hernández

Te invitamos a leer el artículo "Emergence, diversity, and epidemiological prospects of viruses infecting tomato crops" publicado en el capitulo 44 del libro "Viral Diseases of Field and Horticultural Crops", en el que colaboró el Dr. Rafael Rivera Bustamante de la Unidad Irapuato.

Autores:

A. Londoño, J.L. Barrón Contreras, A. Cruz Hernández, R. Rivera Bustamante, B. Bañuelos Hernández 

Resumen:

Major viruses infecting tomato belong to RNA viruses (Tospovirus, Crinivirus, Tobamovirus, Potexvirus, Torradovirus, Tombusvirus, Potyvirus, Ilarvirus, and Cucumovirus) and DNA viruses (tomato yellow leaf curl and bipartite begomoviruses). This chapter presents important viral diseases of tomato crop, their evolution, mode of transmission, and management strategies aimed to prevent significant damages.