Tob. Sci., 1993, 37-03, p. 9-10, ISSN. 0082-4523, Tob. Reporter, 1993, 120-3, p. 73-4
Effect of seedling source on incidence of tomato spotted wilt in flue-cured tobacco
Departments of Plant Pathology and Entomology, University of Georgia, Coastal Plain Experiment Station, Tifton, GA, USA; Department of Plant Pathology, University of Georgia, Rural Development Center, Tifton, GA, USA
Tobacco seedlings from 16 different outdoor seedbeds in 11 counties in Georgia were assayed by ELISA for tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV). Only one asymptomatic seedling out of more than 1,200 was positive for TSWV. Additional seedlings from the 16...