Leaf Curl Disease a Significant Constraint in the Production of Tomato: Impact, Challenges, and Management

Abstract

Insect-borne plant viruses cause huge yield loss in the world’s most important crops. Understanding viral transmission mechanisms involves defining plant virus receptors inside their insect vectors. Tomato leaf curl virus (ToLCV) is the most devastating virus for worldwide tomato production. Understanding the biology of ToLCV and devising management techniques are critical in combating this global threat. Researchers are looking into using advanced technologies to detect plant viruses quickly and handle them properly for long-term agriculture. This review’s main goal is to highlight management solutions for effectively combating ToLCV outbreaks and worldwide spread. Resistance genes for plant viruses in agriculture have been identified using morphological, biochemical, and molecular markers from the ancient to the present era. Such techniques are extremely basic. Traditional virus identification methodologies should be integrated with current and advanced tools for efficient virus improvement in crops. This review’s main goal is to highlight management solutions for effectively combating ToLCV outbreaks and worldwide spread. For this aim, we focus on the impact of ToLCV on the world’s agriculture and the significance of recent advances in our comprehension of its interactions with its host and vector. Another important topic is the role of mutations and recombination in shaping the ToLCV genome’s evolution and regional distribution.