Show tomato plant disease baffles state experts the tomato crop in kanab as elsewhere in utah la Is almost a complete failure this year this la Is due to yellow blight in an attempt to I 1 save the plants infected Vi several everal kinds of sprays have been used but none eem to have much if any of et facts L E H county agent from iron county says numerous calls for assistance in chocking checking and preventing yellow blight on tomato plants have reached e d my office the last week or two unfortunately this tomato plant disease lias bas baffled the best efforts of experiment station workers I 1 throughout I 1 the he country and no pro I 1 venta tentative tive or control measures are known it Is believed however that the fly known to inject into the sugar beet a virus which de velon belopa and induces the disease known no na curly top in tile beets beeta does identically tho the same thing in III the tod tomato late and induces the development of the yellow blight plant broeders breeders bre eders at experiment throughout the country are arc working car earnestly nestly to produce a yet yellow blight resisting tomato plant tills method of prevention find and control may be uie the final solution to the problem chemical sprays of whatever nature they may be have absolutely no value in ellec checking king the he spread of yellow blight in toma mcw t 0 1 14 |