Open AccessFrequency and molecular characterization of watermelon mosaic virus from Serbia
Author(s) -
Ana Vučurović,
Aleksandra Bulajić,
Ivana Stanković,
Danijela Ristić,
Janoš Berenji,
Branka Krstić
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
pesticidi i fitomedicina
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2406-1026
pISSN - 1820-3949
DOI - 10.2298/pif1003213v
Subject(s) - zucchini yellow mosaic virus , cucurbita pepo , biology , squash , cucurbita moschata , cucurbita maxima , virus , horticulture , cucurbita , mosaic virus , plant virus , cucumber mosaic virus , veterinary medicine , botany , virology , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
Watermelon mosaic virus (WMV) is widespread in cucurbit crops, most commonly occuring in temperate and Mediterranean regions. In Serbia WMV has been detected in single and mixed infections with Zucchini yellow mosaic virus and Cucumber mosaic virus in field-grown pumpkin and squash crops. Among pumpkin-affecting viruses WMV is the most frequent one, both by the number of localities and its incidence at each location. During the growing season of 2009, samples from 583 plants of Cucurbita pepo cvs. Olinka, Belgrade zucchini and Tosca (Zucchini group), as well as from C. maxima and C. moschata showing symptoms of virus infection were collected from 12 commercial fields at eight localities and analyzed by DAS-ELI