New virus of tomatoes (and other crops)

There is a new virus that I want you to be aware of.  TCSV (tomato chlorotic spot virus).  It is related to TSWV and INSV (all tospoviruses), sufficiently closely that a plant with TCSV can falsely test positive with an immunostrip assay for one of the others.  Symptoms are similar.

I have an article plus photos posted at the Vegetable MD Online website: Tomato Chlorotic Spot Virus: New Virus of Concern for Several Crops

Please let me know if you see virus symptoms especially on tomato.  I have a colleague studying TCSV who is eager for possible samples.

TCSV Photograph courtesy from: Dr. Shouan Zhang, Tropical Research & Education Center, University of Florida
Photograph courtesy from: Dr. Shouan Zhang, Tropical Research & Education Center, University of Florida

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