First report of tomato yellow leaf curl begomovirus in France
During summer 1999, tomato yellow leaf curl begomovirus (EPPO A2 quarantine pest) was reported for the first time in France. The disease was found in one tomato field in Gard département (Languedoc-Roussillon region). Eradication measures have immediately been applied.
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Anonymous (2000) Les actions conduites par les Services régionaux de la protection des végétaux en 1999 – Surveillance phytosanitaire du territoire français.
Le Dossier;; encart de Notre Alimentation, no. 26, Avril 2000. Ministère de l’Agriculture et de la Pêche, p I ; II.
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