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Tomato > Whole plant > Plant stunted/unusual growth

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green arrowNorthern Root Knot Nematode
Meloidogyne hapla

  • Plants are stunted, yellow, and senesce early
  • Small tomatoes, only a few produced by plant
  • Roots have small galls or tumor like growths
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green arrowVirus
Cucumber mosaic virus, tomato mosaic virus, tomato
spotted wilt virus and more

  • Leaves are mottled with yellow and light green patches
  • Leaves are misshapen; unusually long and thin like a shoestring or curled and deformed
  • Fruit have yellow blotches or brown rings
  • Plants are stunted even when neighboring plants look healthy and tall
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green arrowHerbicide Damage

  • Leaves are twisted, cupped, curled, or distorted
  • Veins in leaves are thick and close together
  • Leaves may be bleached or browned
  • Side of the plant closest to the herbicide application is most severly affected
  • In sever cases the entire plant may be affected

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