Distribution map of tomato yellow leaf curl virus in tomato field of Fars province

A survey was conducted to detect the distribution of tomato (yellow) leaf curl disease in tomato fileds of Fars province including Lamerd, Lar, Farashband, Kazeroon, Mamasani, Shiraz, Saadat Shahr, and Abadeh region during winter, spring and summer of 2012. suspected samples that showed severe leaf curl associate with stunting and yellowing around the leaves were collected. After DNA extraction, samples were tested with specific primers of Abadeh isolate and degenerate primers of begomoviruses using polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The results showed that Lamerd, Lar, Saadat shahr, Abadeh and Mamasani regions are infected and distribution map of TYLCV was drown in Fars Province.