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Old May 28, 2012   #170
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Originally Posted by Fusion_power View Post
Iva, do some due diligence. TSWV does NOT live in soil. It only lives in plants that are alive. There are several hundred species of plants that can be infected and act as virus reservoirs. When thrips feed on the infected plants and then move to tomato plants, they spread the virus as they feed.

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What about saved seed, is there a disease or virus that could remain in the seed?
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