HOST RANGE STUDIES OF WATERMELON (SN) MOSAIC VIRUS AGAINST DIFFERENT CUCURBIT PLANTS
Abstract
The Cucurbitaceae, also called the gourd family are group of plants in the order cucurbitales
reported for it role in nutrition and medicine. Watermelon mosaic virus (WMV) is a potyvirus
reported to infect cucurbits across the world. This virus is an important constraint to cucurbit
production in temperate and Mediterranean climatic conditions. This research was carried out
to determine the host range of Watermelon mosaic virus (WMV) using different cucurbit
plants. The result revealed that all tested cucurbits were susceptible to the virus showing
symptoms ranging from mosaic to severe leaf malformation/deformation. This result is an
indication that WMV has a host range restricted to the cucurbit family.
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