First report of watermelon crinkle leaf associated virus-1 (WCLaV-1) in watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) in Australia
Shannon Mulholland, Ossie Wildman, Wycliff M. Kinoti, Fiona Constable, A. Daly, L. Tesoriero, Solomon Maina, Toni A. Chapman
Abstract
Abstract Surveys of key cucurbit production regions in New South Wales, Australia were undertaken to catalogue the diversity of viral pathogens affecting field grown cropping systems. Analysis of the collected isolates confirmed a detection of watermelon crinkle leaf associated virus-1 (WCLaV-1) in watermelon constituting the first report of WCLaV-1 in Australia. A mixed infection of WCLaV-1 and watermelon mosaic virus (WMV) was also detected constituting the first report of this type of pathogen combination.
Topics & Concepts
Citrullus lanatusBiologyCucumber mosaic virusCitrullusPathogenVirusPlant virusVirologyBotanyHorticultureMicrobiologyPlant Virus Research StudiesPlant and Fungal Interactions ResearchPlant Disease Resistance and Genetics