Source: SOUTHERN FARM NETWORK, 3/23/20


Dr. Tony Keinath is a Clemson Research and Extension plant pathologist housed at the Coastal Research and Education Center in Charleston: Tomato Brown rugose fruit virus is a new virus that was discovered in Israel in 2014. This disease is only a problem on greenhouse tomatoes. It has not been found in field grown tomatoes and it is not likely to be found on field grown tomatoes, so South Carolina growers who only grow tomatoes in the field are not likely to see this virus.

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