Table 1. Infection rates for TYLCV from reproductive organs and seeds of TYLCV-infected tomato plants, cotyledons and true leaves of their offspring.
| Rate of infection | Petal* | Stamen* | Pistil* | Fruit | Seed* | Embryo and endosperm* | Cotyledon | True leaf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitefly-mediated inoculation | 5/5 | 5/5 | 5/5 | 6/6 | 6/6 | 12/12 | 22/26 | 41/45 |
| (20 ∼ 100%) | (20 ∼ 100%) | (20 ∼ 100%) | (100%) | (20 ∼ 100%) | (20 ∼ 100%) | (84.62%) | (91.11%) | |
| Agro-inoculation | NT | NT | NT | 5/5 | 5/5 | 12/12 | 21/26 | 55/75 |
| (100%) | (20 ∼ 100%) | (20 ∼ 100%) | (80.77%) | (73.33%) |
*These results are from bulked samples with different tissues from five tomato plants shown typical TYLCV symptoms.