Saturday, 14 May 2016

A viral disease that attacks tomatoes

-Are there viral resistant seeds in the market to curb this?
-Is there any treatment to infected tomatoes?
A viral disease in tomato cannot exist on its own without a vector that injects it into the plant. There is a chance that your tomatoes are infested by an insect pest (vectors) that carries the viruses. Now you need to deal with these vectors and your tomatoes will be free from viruses.
Very important, what are these vectors that inject viruses in tomatoes?
These are white flies, (they are small flies which are white in nature and any time you shake a tomato plant, you see them fly away in large numbers).
They are vectors of tomato viruses and as they suck the sap from tomato, which they like so much, they also inject virus from their salivary gland.
Treating tomatoes is not possible, but prevent the white flies from infesting your tomatoes. If your production is in greenhouse, then it is easier to control them by spraying with recommended pesticide.
Source: Daily Nation
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