Is this TSWV?

Grub · January 23, 2009

I would really like your help if you reckon this is TSWV coz I'll pull the two dwarves with it right away, thereby saving those around it in the cross-hemisphere project. Thanks, GRUB.

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**Lee** · January 24, 2009

Grub,

I'm not sure what that could be from the photos. Perhaps someone with more
experience could enlighten us.

However, I would say that it's not TSWV as the leaves do not have the typical
black splotches.

Lee

shelleybean · January 24, 2009

Doesn't look like TSWV to me either.

hasshoes · January 24, 2009

Could it be the beginnings of cucumber mosaic virus or curly top?

Wi-sunflower · January 24, 2009

Are there any bugs on the plants ?

That looks a lot like Aphid damage to me.

**Lee** · January 24, 2009

Hmmmm..... Interesting thought on the CMV....

Grub check out this link I created last year from my unfortunate experience.

http://tomatopalooza.org/CMV08.htm

There are even a couple of photos of CMV on the dwarves I grew last year.

Lee

Grub · January 25, 2009

Thanks for your help. These plants have been growing near Black Jack zucchini. There's been no improvement. I think it might be a virus.

WI,
No bugs at all.

Lee,
The tips are brown though.

ContainerTed · January 25, 2009

Grub, Don't know if this helps, but I had a Golden Jubilee last year that displayed that same "blister" look to the leaves. It also had some brown tipping and edging of the leaves. After posting pictures, no one could agree on the problem, so I sprayed with Daconil heavily and the problem ceased. Still can't put a name to it, but the plant survived and the ones nearby never showed a problem. Maybe a try with Neem Oil?

Ted

Grub · January 25, 2009

I get a similar thing with peppers every now and then. All the growth tips die off and the plant hibernates and then, one day, it bursts forth.

dice · January 26, 2009

Try cutting off the diseased looking parts and spraying
it with an aspirin solution (plant immune booster, helps
with some plant viruses on some plants, no guarantee).

There are lots of obscure plant virii out there that are
not widely discussed in the literature, usually spread
by some kind of insect when they show up this late
in the plant's growth cycle.

Grub · January 26, 2009

Thanks Dice. I might try this very thing on myself as well

January 23, 2009	#1
Grub Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 2,722	Is this TSWV? I would really like your help if you reckon this is TSWV coz I'll pull the two dwarves with it right away, thereby saving those around it in the cross-hemisphere project. Thanks, GRUB. Click for Larger Size Click for Larger Size Click for Larger Size Click for Larger Size

January 24, 2009	#2
Lee Tomatopalooza™ Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NC-Zone 7 Posts: 2,186	Grub, I'm not sure what that could be from the photos. Perhaps someone with more experience could enlighten us. However, I would say that it's not TSWV as the leaves do not have the typical black splotches. Lee __________________ Intelligence is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is knowing not to put one in a fruit salad. Cuostralee - The best thing on sliced bread.

January 24, 2009	#3
shelleybean Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 2,648	Doesn't look like TSWV to me either. __________________ Michele

January 24, 2009	#4
hasshoes Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: MT Posts: 438	Could it be the beginnings of cucumber mosaic virus or curly top? __________________ Sara

January 24, 2009	#6
Lee Tomatopalooza™ Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NC-Zone 7 Posts: 2,186	Hmmmm..... Interesting thought on the CMV.... Grub check out this link I created last year from my unfortunate experience. http://tomatopalooza.org/CMV08.htm There are even a couple of photos of CMV on the dwarves I grew last year. Lee __________________ Intelligence is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is knowing not to put one in a fruit salad. Cuostralee - The best thing on sliced bread.

January 24, 2009	#5
Wi-sunflower Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 2,591	Are there any bugs on the plants ? That looks a lot like Aphid damage to me.

January 25, 2009	#7
Grub Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 2,722	Thanks for your help. These plants have been growing near Black Jack zucchini. There's been no improvement. I think it might be a virus. WI, No bugs at all. Lee, The tips are brown though.

January 25, 2009	#8
ContainerTed Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: 6a - NE Tennessee Posts: 4,538	Grub, Don't know if this helps, but I had a Golden Jubilee last year that displayed that same "blister" look to the leaves. It also had some brown tipping and edging of the leaves. After posting pictures, no one could agree on the problem, so I sprayed with Daconil heavily and the problem ceased. Still can't put a name to it, but the plant survived and the ones nearby never showed a problem. Maybe a try with Neem Oil? Ted __________________ Ted ________________________ Owner & Sole Operator Of The Muddy Bucket Farm and Tomato Ranch

January 26, 2009	#10
dice Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: PNW Posts: 4,743	Try cutting off the diseased looking parts and spraying it with an aspirin solution (plant immune booster, helps with some plant viruses on some plants, no guarantee). There are lots of obscure plant virii out there that are not widely discussed in the literature, usually spread by some kind of insect when they show up this late in the plant's growth cycle. __________________ -- alias