Knowing in advance the relative
severity of SWP to be expected in a given year could assist
Fig. 3. Severe stunting and chlorosis in peanut cv SunOleic 97R (plot on bottom left)
in contrast with few visible symptoms in peanut breeding line F NC 94022 (bottom
right) that has a high level of field resistance to Tomato spotted wilt virus.
growers to evaluate management options. It would be especially
useful to be able to warn growers when the risks are high, so that
as many control measures as possible could be taken to minimize
damage