publication . Article . 2016

WATERMELON MOSAIC VIRUS OF PUMPKIN (Cucurbita maxima) FROM SULAWESI: IDENTIFICATION, TRANSMISSION, AND HOST RANGE

Wasmo Wakmana; M.S. Kontong; D.S. Teakle; D.M. Persley;

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Published: 25 Oct 2016 Journal: Indonesian Journal of Agricultural Science, volume 3, page 33 (issn: 1411-982X, eissn: 2354-8509,

Publisher: Indonesian Agency For Agricultural Research and Development (IAARD)

Summary

Abstract

A mosaic disease of pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima) was spread widely in Sulawesi. Since the virus had not yet been identified, a study was conducted to identify the disease through mechanical inoculation, aphid vector transmission, host range, and electron microscopic test. Crude sap of infected pumpkin leaf samples was rubbed on the cotyledons of healthy pumpkin seedlings for mechanical inoculation. For insect transmission, five infective aphids were infected per seedling. Seedlings of eleven different species were inoculated mechanically for host range test. Clarified sap was examined under the electron microscope. Seeds of two pumpkin fruits from two diff...

doi: 10.21082/ijas.v3n1.2002.33-36 , 10.21082/ijas.v3n1.2002.p33-36

Subjects

Medical Subject Headings: food and beverageshumanities

free text keywords: Cucurbita maxima, mosaic virus, disease transmission, host plants, Agriculture (General), S1-972, Papaya ringspot virus, biology.organism_classification, biology, Watermelon mosaic virus, food.ingredient, food, Cucurbita, Plant virus, Horticulture, Zucchini yellow mosaic virus, Cucurbita pepo, Botany

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