Ecology and management of whitefly-transmitted viruses of vegetable crops in Florida.
@article{Adkins2011EcologyAM,
title={Ecology and management of whitefly-transmitted viruses of vegetable crops in Florida.},
author={Scott Adkins and Craig Graham Webster and Chandrasekar S. Kousik and Susan E. Webb and Pamela D. Roberts and Philip A. Stansly and William W. Turechek},
journal={Virus research},
year={2011},
volume={159 2},
pages={
110-4
}
}
A variety of fresh market vegetables, including watermelon and tomato are economically important crops in Florida. Whitefly-transmitted Squash vein yellowing virus (SqVYV) was first identified in squash and watermelon in Florida in 2005 and shown to cause a severe decline of watermelon vines as crops approach harvest. Florida is most economically impacted by SqVYV, although the virus has been detected more recently in Indiana and South Carolina. The origin and evolutionary history of SqVYV, one… CONTINUE READING