Prevalence, epidemiology and molecular studies of Tomato chlorosis virus (ToCV) in South Africa.

Criniviruses accumulate in the phloem tissue and damage crops by reducing chlorophyll which is essential for plant growth and development. Tomato chlorosis crinivirus (ToCV) is vectored by several whitefly species that damage tomato crops throughout the world. In South Africa, ToCV is a poorly studi...

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Main Authors: Vaneson Moodley, Augustine Gubba, Paramu L Mafongoya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0220298