Tomato Leaf Curl

Tomato Leaf Curl

The North Carolina Cooperative Extension has an article titled What Is Causing My Tomato Leaves to Curl? that covers common causes of tomato leaf curl. It includes a discussion of curl-related factors including: environmental, disease, and herbicides.

Related UC resources:
  1. Physiological leaf roll in vegetables
  2. Aphids
  3. Tomato russet mite
  4. Curly top virus
  5. Tomato yellow Leaf curl (guideline for commercial growers, likely not common)

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