Genoma Laboratorio has been present at the Conference on tomato virus, organized by IMIDA and the Águilas City Council, which was held on March 7, 2024, at the Infanta Doña Elena Auditorium in Águilas.
Given the importance of the Conference's theme, the attendance was significant, with more than 500 participants from both Murcia and neighboring regions, drawn by the interest of learning about the latest advances in the symptoms of the disease and the available prevention and control mechanisms.
Virus infections in tomato crops have been severely affecting them, especially in recent years, as viruses accumulate in plants, forming combinations that generate multiple symptoms that complicate the visual diagnosis of affected plants.
The arrival in recent years of the tomato rugose matte virus (ToBRFV) has added to the already known viruses, such as tomato spotted wilt (TSWV), spoon spotted wilt (TYLCV), cucumber mosaic virus (PepMV) and its different variants, tomato browning virus (ToCV) and tomato infectious yellows virus (TICV).
Preventive measures related to soil preparation and crop management have proven to be the most effective in reducing the incidence of the virus. The availability of HR varieties (with high resistance to tomato rugose matus virus), while successful in reducing the incidence of the virus, does not always produce fruit of the quality and quantity necessary to make the crops profitable, which adds to the uncertainty for farmers.
Correct diagnosis of the virus or viruses affecting the crop is important for deciding what actions to take during its development, in order to minimize transmission and, therefore, the incidence of the virus on the farm.
In this sense, Genome Laboratory can clearly help the sector by providing its service portfolio with the appropriate protocols to carry out such determinations with absolute reliability and speed.
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