Abstract:

Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV) is one of the most devastating viruses of cultivated tomatoes in the world, and it has become the limiting factor for production of tomatoes in both open field and protected cultivation systems. Recent years, TYLCV has resulted in great economic losses, and spread from south to north in China. The research progress of TYLCV was summarized in the following aspects: the characteristics, the diagnosis methods and the preventive measures.