Cross-protection was first described a century ago. In practical terms, cross-protection consists of the pre-inoculation of plants with mild or attenuated viral isolates that protect the plants from subsequent infections...

Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) is an emerging and rapidly spreading RNA virus that infects tomato and pepper, with tomato as the primary host. The virus causes severe crop losses...

Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis  is the bacterium that causes bacterial wilt and canker on tomato. This tomato pathogen is designated as a regulated non-quarantine pest on tomatoes in the  vegetable...