Context
Farmers in Maharashtra have said their tomato crop was impacted by attacks of the cucumber mosaic virus (CMV), while growers in Karnataka blamed the tomato mosaic virus (ToMV). What are CMV and ToMV?- The two plant pathogens have similar names and cause similar damage to crops, but they belong to different viral families, and spread differently.
Tomato mosaic virus (ToMV) | Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) |
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Impact: Both viruses can cause almost 100 per cent crop loss unless properly treated on time. |
- Begomoviruses
- Badnaviruses
- Cucomoviruses
- Potyviruses
- Ilarviruses
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