The disease that affects the production of tomato, capsicum and chilli crops has been detected in the major vegetable growing area of the northern Adelaide Plains.
The disease, which affects crop production, has been detected on two properties north of Adelaide.A national response has been triggered and PIRSA is working to try to contain the spread of the disease.Share article
Tomato brown rugose fruit virus has no known impacts on human health but does affect the crops of solanaceous vegetables. The disease causes yellowing and deformity on the leaves of the host tomato, capsicum and chilli plants and can also affect their fruit.The disease spreads easily via plant-to-plant contact or through people and tools touching infected plants.Nick Secomb says it is too early to know exactly how the disease reached Australia.Mr Secomb said the global spread had mainly been due to the transmission of infected seeds.
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