St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
June 10, 2013
“Tomato Chlorosis Virus & Tomato Infectious Chlorosis Virus” is the latest webcast title produced through the Plant Management Network’s Focus on Tomato resource.
This presentation by Dr. Bill Wintermantel, Research Plant Pathologist at USDA-ARS, will help consultants, growers, and other practitioners responsible for fresh market tomato production under both field and greenhouse conditions.
The presentation specifically addresses:
- Virus symptoms
- Distribution
- Transmission by whitefly vectors
- Approaches for virus identification
- Differentiating viruses from one another
- Specific issues affecting management.
By the end of the presentation, the user should know more about how to identify potentially infected plants, improve management, and limit infection.
This 24-minute presentation is open access through August 31, 2013.
Users can view other recent webcasts in the Focus on Tomato resource at
http://www.plantmanagementnetwork.org/fot.
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