Incidence and distribution of viruses infecting cucurbit crops in the Northern Territory and Western Australia

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 56, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 847-858

  Coutts, B A ^a   Jones, R A C ^a,b  

^a Crop Variety Testing Group   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alternative hosts; Control; Cucumber mosaic virus; Economic impact; Losses; Luteoviruses; Mixed infection; Papaya ringspot virus cucurbit strain; Squash mosaic virus; Vectors; Virus disease; Watermelon mosaic virus; Zucchini yellow mosaic virus

Indexed keywords

CROP PLANT; DISEASE INCIDENCE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; VIRUS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NORTHERN TERRITORY; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; WORLD;

BEET WESTERN YELLOWS VIRUS; BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; CARICA PAPAYA; CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS; CUCUMBER MOSAIC VIRUS; CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; CUCURBITA PEPO VAR. MELOPEPO; LUTEOVIRUS; PAPAYA RINGSPOT VIRUS; SQUASH MOSAIC VIRUS; WATERMELON MOSAIC VIRUS; ZUCCHINI YELLOW MOSAIC VIRUS;

EID: 26844514519     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AR04311     Document Type: Article

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