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Detection of Three Whitefly-transmitted Viruses Infecting the Cucurbit Weed Cucumis melo var. dudaim in Florida

2009; Volume: 10; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1094/php-2009-1118-01-br

1535-1025

Scott Adkins, Craig Webster, C. A. Baker, Richard E. Weaver, Erin N. Rosskopf, William W. Turechek,

Plant and Fungal Interactions Research

To the best of our knowledge this is the first report of Squash vein yellowing virus (SqVYV), Cucurbit leaf crumple virus (CuLCrV), and Cucurbit yellow stunting disorder virus (CYSDV) infecting C. melo var. dudaim. Coupled with previous observations of SqVYV and CuLCrV infection of M. charantia, our current results are further evidence of the importance of cucurbit weeds as reservoirs for all three recently detected whitefly-transmitted viruses plaguing Florida cucurbit crops. Accepted for publication 11 September 2009. Published 18 November 2009.