Plant Disease (2012) 96, p. 1703 (Samsatly et al.)

J. Samsatly, H. Sobh, M. Jawhari, C. Najjar, A. Haidar and Y. Abou-Jawdah (2012)
First report of Watermelon chlorotic stunt virus in cucurbits in Lebanon
Plant Disease 96 (11), 1703-1703
Abstract: During 2009, melon (Cucumis melo) plants grown in Lebanon were observed with symptoms of severe yellowing and watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) with symptoms of pronounced dwarfing and mosaics. The presence of Watermelon chlorotic stunt virus was demonstrated in the symptomatic plants using PCR analysis and nucleotide sequencing. The following year, also cucumber and squash plants were found to be infected.
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Database assignments for author(s): Yusuf Abou-Jawdah

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
surveys/sampling/distribution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Watermelon chlorotic stunt virus	Cucumber (Cucumis sativus)	Lebanon
	Watermelon chlorotic stunt virus	Melon (Cucumis melo)	Lebanon
	Watermelon chlorotic stunt virus	Watermelon/colocynth (Citrullus)	Lebanon
	Watermelon chlorotic stunt virus	Squash/pumpkin (Cucurbita)	Lebanon