Tomato
leaf curl virus is the most feared threat to summer tomato production
in southern India. Yield losses can reach 100% if infection occurs
early in the season.
In response, AVRDC collaborated with a team of scientists from universities
in India and the United States. This team used molecular-based tools
to identify strains of the virus complex, select genes of resistance
from wild tomato species, and introduced the resistance genes into
cultivated tomato lines. |
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Leaf
curl virus is a major threat to tomato production in the
lowland tropics. AVRDC and a team of international scientists
used molecular-based tools to rapidly develop resistant
lines that double the yield of local varieties.
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