First report of Moroccan watermelon mosaic virus in pumpkin plants in Brazil.

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Author(s): SILVA, B. A.; KAUFFMANN, C. M.; MOTA, H. B. S.; QUEIROZ, P. S.; BATISTA, A. M. V.; CARDENAS, S. B. S.; FREITAS, D. M. S.; NAGATA, T.

Summary: Cucurbita moschatais widely cultivated in Brazil, and zucchini lethalchlorosis virus, squash mosaic virus, papaya ringspot virus, and watermelonmosaic virus have been reported as viral pathogens in this crop in Brazil.Leaf samples ofC. moschatashowing mosaic, blistering, and yellowingsymptoms were collected from a commercial field in Petrolina, PernambucoState, and a commercial field in Juazeiro, Bahia State, in February 2023. Toidentify viruses that infected cucurbit plants in Brazil, three pooled samplesshowing virus-like symptoms (plants from the generaCucurbitaandCucumisand other cucurbit plants, including watermelon and chayote) wereanalyzed by high-throughput sequencing (HTS).

Publication year: 2024

Types of publication: Journal article

Unit: Embrapa Semi-arid Region

Keywords: Abóbora, Cucurbita, Hortaliça Cucurbitácea, Mosaico da melancia marroquina, Plant viruses, Potyvirus, Sequenciamento de próxima geração, Vírus, Vírus de plantas

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