Research Article

Ecoepidemiological Model and Optimal Control Analysis of Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Virus Disease in Tomato Plant

Table 2

Sensitivity indices of

ParametersParameter descriptionSensitivity index

Rate of replanting of healthy tomato+ve
Rates at tomato fruits are harvested or removed-ve
Carrying capacity of tomato farm+ve
Optimal control due to insecticide spray-ve
Optimal control due to roguing diseased tomato plants-ve
Optimal control due to protective netting-ve
Rate of vectors’ maximum abundance+ve
Rate of inoculation of healthy tomato plant+ve
Rate of virus acquisition by susceptible vectors+ve
Loss rate of tomatoes due to infection-ve
Propagation rate from exposed plant to infected plant+ve