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Title: Identification of Groundnut ringspot virus in tomato in south Florida

Author
item Webster, Craig
item HORSMAN, L. - Glades Crop Care
item FRANTZ, G. - Glades Crop Care
item MELLINGER, C. - Glades Crop Care
item Adkins, Scott

Submitted to: Phytopathology
Publication Type: Abstract Only
Publication Acceptance Date: 4/15/2010
Publication Date: 6/1/2010
Citation: Webster, C.G., Horsman, L., Frantz, G., Mellinger, C., Adkins, S.T. 2010. Identification of Groundnut ringspot virus in tomato in south Florida. Phytopathology. 100 (No. 6, supplement):S134

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: Tomato plants with symptoms of a tospovirus infection were observed in south Florida from November 2009 through February 2010. Serological testing confirmed the presence of a tospovirus and molecular tests including PCR and sequencing were used to confirm the presence of Groundnut ringspot virus (GRSV). This is the first time that GRSV has been reported in the U.S.