Efficiency of diagnostics of virus diseases of tomatoes

Abstract

Diagnosis of viral diseases of tomatoes and the establishment of a variety of viruses circulating in Ukraine and infect Lycopersicon esculentum. Methods. Visual diagnosis, immunoassay and transmitted electron microscopy. Results Data are given on the detection of some plant virus infections of common tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.). Infected tomato plants are 3.1 to 22% of the experimental specimens and vary according to the type of virus and region of the research. Conclusions The presence of Tobamovirus (RMMoV, TomVV), Cucumovirus (CMV), Tobravirus (TRV) and Carlavirus (PVM-to) antigens, which infect common tomato, has been established. The most commonly found in the research were tomato mosaic virus and M-potato virus (tomato isolate).