TOMATO CURLY TOP VIRUS
symptoms on various vegetable crops

Photos by Dr. Curtis Swift, and Bob Hammon, CSU Extension, Tri River Area, Grand Junction office.

 

Samples of vegetables with symptoms associated with Curly Top Virus were collected during August 2003 from various truck farms in Mesa, Delta and Montrose Counties of Western Colorado. Samples were submitted to AgDia, Elkhart Indiana, for analysis. The following photographs are of vegetables found positive for the Curly Top Virus.


Garden (Snap) Bean

snap bean plant with symptoms of curly top virus


Pinto Bean

pinto bean plants with curly top virus symptoms


Beets

beet plants with curly top virus symptoms


Bell Pepper

bell pepper plant with curly top virus symptoms


Pumpkin

pumpkin plant with positive curly top virus symptoms

Curly top virus infected pumpkin vine


Squash

squash plant with curly top virus symptoms


Acorn Squash

acorn squash plant with curly top virus symptoms


Kabocha Squash

Kabocha squash plant with curly top virus symptoms


More CTV-infected tomatos

tomato plants with curly top virus symptoms


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