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Purple Leaf Problem

Randall Weiseman February 13, 2008 Florida, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

A new tomato disorder has been observed in several fields in Hillsborough and Manatee counties that is being called tomato purple leaf disorder. Specialists at the Gulf Coast Research and Education Center are urging growers to be on the lookout for the disorder which has been localized in the two county region since 2006 and appears to develop only on leaves exposed to sunlight.

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