Abstract:

Tomato spotted wilt virus（TSWV）was discovered for the first time in Australia in 1915，and has been spread all over the world. In China，since 1989 reported in Guangzhou，TSWV has been found in Yunnan，Guizhou，Sichuan，Guangdong，Guangxi，Shandong，Henan，Hebei，Beijing，Tianjing，Shaanxi，Ningxia and other main producing areas of tomato. TSWV becomes another serious disease for tomato production after the Tomato yellow leaf curl virus. In this paper，the research progress of TSWV was reviewed，including its genome structure and characteristics，the spread of TSWV and the identification of tomato resistant resources，which will provide a direction for the TSWV resistant vegetable breeding，the development of molecular marker about resistant gene，gene localization and cloning and so on.

Key words: tomato, Tomato spotted wilt virus, resistance breeding