First Report of Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus Infecting Peanut and Tomato in Mali: Molecular Evidence and Pathogenicity
Issiaka Bagayoko, Brahima Berete & Assiata Tiendrebeogo · Journal of Advances in Microbiology · 2026
Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) poses a major threat to many crops worldwide, but its presence in Mali had never been confirmed. In this study, leaf samples from peanut plants exhibiting stunting, chlorosis, and concentric ring spots suspected of being infected with TSWV were co...