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Tomatoes, Leaves are Curling and Browning

Symptoms:
Tomato leaves start curling and turning brown.
Cause:
This is probably caused by a virus.

Control:
There is no controlling a virus on tomato plants.  You are best off removing the plant and destroying it.  Please check the following references on Spotted Wilt Virus.

Reference(s):

Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus

Recognizing Tomato Problems - Colorado State