Virus-Resistant Tomato Plant Research

Taylor HillmanSpecialty Crops, Vegetables

Curly Top Virus-Tomato (Courtesy cdfa.gov)

Curly Top Virus-Tomato
(Courtesy cdfa.gov)

A tomato plant variety resistant from the curly top virus may be on the horizon.

Virus-Resistant Tomato Plant Research

Researchers are using data from other projects to see if tomato plants can be curly top virus-resistant. UC Davis Plant Pathologist Dr. Bob Gilbertson says they are seeing significant results in breeding such a plant.