Viruses infecting cucurbits in Samsun, Turkey

Sevik M., Sökmen M.

PLANT DISEASE, vol.87, no.4, pp.341-344, 2003 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 87 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2003
  • Doi Number: 10.1094/pdis.2003.87.4.341
  • Journal Name: PLANT DISEASE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.341-344
  • Keywords: Cucurbitaceae, serological testing, virus disease, MOSAIC-VIRUS, WATERMELON, SQUASH
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

To detect cucurbit viruses and determine their incidence, surveys were conducted in 45 fields in 18 villages in Samsun province, Turkey from July to October in 1999 and 2000. Watermelon mosaic virus (WMV), Zucchini yellow mosaic virus (ZYMV), and Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) were detected in cucurbits after analyzing 165 samples by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. WMV, ZYMV, and CMV were detected in 53.9, 38.8, and 20.6% of samples tested, respectively. ZYMV and WMV infections were detected in all cucurbit species, but CMV was not detected in any samples of watermelon and pumpkin.