ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Transmission properties of Tomato yellow leaf curl virus from Tanzania
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| 1 | Department of Crop Protection, Institute for Agricultural Research, Ahmadu Bello University
P.M.B. 1044, Zaria, Nigeria |
| 2 | Department of Crop Science and Production, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania |
| 3 | Agricultural Research Institute, Mikocheni, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Boniface D. Kashina
Department of Crop Protection, Institute for Agricultural Research, Ahmadu Bello University P.M.B. 1044, Zaria, Nigeria
Department of Crop Protection, Institute for Agricultural Research, Ahmadu Bello University P.M.B. 1044, Zaria, Nigeria
Journal of Plant Protection Research 2007;47(1):43–51
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ABSTRACT
The tomato yellow leaf curl virus infecting tomato plants in Tanzania is reported to be different from the Old World geminiviruses. A study was initiated to investigate the transmission properties of the virus such as, acquisition feeding time, inoculation feeding time, persistence of virus in the vector, mechanical inoculation, seed and graft transmission. Results obtained indicate that the virus is transmitted persistently by Bemisia tabaci Genn., but neither mechanically – nor seed-transmissible. Minimum acquisition and inoculation time was 30 minutes. It is concluded that the properties of the agent causing the yellow leaf curl symptoms in tomato plants from different regions of Tanzania are similar and mimic those of tomato yellow leaf curl
Begomovirus species studied elsewhere.
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The authors have declared that no conflict of interests exist.
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