Bruno Arcanjo Silva, Caterynne Melo Kauffmann, Helena Beatriz da Silva Mota, Paloma de Souza Queiroz, Amanda Moraes do Vale Batista, Stephanny Barreto Dos Santos Cárdenas, Débora Maria Sansini Freitas, Tatsuya Nagata
Cucurbita moschata is widely cultivated in Brazil, and zucchini lethal chlorosis virus, squash mosaic virus, papaya ringspot virus, watermelon mosaic virus have been reported as viral pathogens in this crop in Brazil. The leaf samples of C. moschata showing mosaic, blistering, and yellowing symptoms were collected from a commercial field in Petrolina, Pernambuco state and a commercial field in Juazeiro, Bahia state, in February 2023. To identify viruses that infect cucurbit plants in Brazil, three pooled samples showing virus-like symptoms (plants from the Cucurbita genus, the Cucumis genus, and other cucurbit plans including watermelon and chayote) were analyzed by high-throughput sequencing (HTS)...
November 30, 2023: Plant Disease