Cucurbits are economically important crops that are widely cultivated in many parts of the
world, including the southern US. In recent years, higher temperatures have favored the …

In the past decade, crinviruses have gained interest due to their rapid widespread and
destructive nature for cucurbit cultivation. Several members of the genus Crinivirus are …

Whiteflies are a key pest of crops in open-field production throughout the tropics and
subtropics. This is due in large part to the long and diverse list of devastating plant viruses …

Viruses transmitted by the sweet potato whitefly (Bemisia tabaci) have been detrimental to
the sustainable production of cucurbits in the southeastern USA. Surveys were conducted in …

Mixed virus infection in host plants can differentially alter the plant phenotype, influence
vector fitness, and affect virus acquisition and inoculation by vectors than single-virus …

This chapter focuses on the genetic variation of Indian melons for resistance to fungal,
bacterial and viral diseases, nematode and insect pests and tolerance to soil salinity …

The sweetpotato whitefly, Bemisia tabaci MEAM1 Gennadius (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), and
the complex of viruses it transmits are major limiting factors to squash production in the …

Whitefly, Bemisia tabaci Gennadius (B cryptic species), transmits cucurbit leaf crumple virus
(CuLCrV) in a persistent fashion. CuLCrV affects several crops such as squash and snap …

Effective management of insect and mite vectors of plant pathogens is of crucial importance
to minimize vector-borne diseases in crops. Pesticides play an important role in managing …

Although emerging plant viruses receive much less publicity than their animal-or human-
infecting cousins, they pose a serious threat to worldwide agricultural production. These …