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What's wrong with these leaves?

21 years ago

Okay so I'm posting this on the disease forum. Only one of my tomatos looks like this (all heirlooms) the new / top leaves are sort of puckered/crinkly and very dark (too dark) green....

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This is a photo of the tops of one of the healthy plants....

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Any ideas?

Comments (5)

  • 21 years ago

    Since you already posted this in the main forum and have four answers already I thought I'd give the link to those answers below.

    It could be herbicide drift, but you've already pointed out that only this one plant is affected and others aren't, and one person suggested Round Up drift but that herbicide causes a color change to yellowish at the place where leaves come off the stems. There are other herbicides that don't tend to cause a color change, though.

    I tend to think since it's just one plant affected out of many that this one plant is infected with perhaps CMV which can be seedborne.

    Did you raise this one from seed or purchase it?

    And all the others same question.

    CMV can cause such distorted foliage and also, usually, stunting of the plant. Do you see this?

    CMV can also be transmitted by aphids, primarily, but I lean towards a seedborne infection since no other plants are affected.

    Carolyn

    Here is a link that might be useful: answers already posted

  • 21 years ago

    I reposted because everyone told me to post on the disease forum and to take a new pic.

  • 21 years ago

    I reposted because everyone told me to post on the disease forum and to take a new pic.

    I know, and the new pictures are much better, but I was hoping you'd answer the questions I asked of you here, and not take this back to the other Forum as you did. LOL

    Its' very very difficult going back and forth between two Forums when the same thread has been posted, and you did elect to post here.

    According to what you wrote in the other Forum you seemed to think my suggestion had merit, so I'll look here for you to comment on my suggestion as well as answer my questions which will help confirm a diagnosis.

    Thanks so much.

    Carolyn

  • 21 years ago

    I gotta say I'm sick of posts like this. Passive aggressive nonsense.... . This is a garden site. Not a place to release aggressions. If you have nothing better to do than pick on someone in the tomato forum you have my pity.

  • 21 years ago

    Flowersandthings

    All Carolyn is trying to do is help you. I my self down right forgot about the seed born virus that might be infecting your lovely tomatoes.
    This is one of the most knowledgeable people that you will ever meet.
    Carolyn is not being passive aggressive she only wants you to put your comments in this forum were it needs to be in the first place like it says at the top of the tomato forum.
    If I had known that you had posted here I would have tried to help you here.
    So please donÂt get upset this summer heat is starting to get to all of us.
    There are way to many folks posting on the tomato forum for tomato pest and such, which is why this one was created.

    Worth

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