Genetic Diversity and Geographic Distribution of Cucurbit-Infecting Begomoviruses in the Philippines

• Published in: Plants (Basel) Vol. 12; no. 2; p. 272
• Main Authors: Neoh, Zhuan Yi, Lai, Hsuan-Chun, Lin, Chung-Cheng, Suwor, Patcharaporn, Tsai, Wen-Shi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 06.01.2023; MDPI
• Subjects: Begomovirus; Crop diseases; Crops; Cultivars; Deoxyribonucleic acid; disease control; disease resistance; Disease transmission; DNA; Genetic diversity; genetic variation; Geographical distribution; Infections; Lagenaria siceraria; leaf curl disease; leaf curling; Leaf-curl; Nucleotide sequence; nucleotide sequences; Pathogenicity; Pathogens; Philippines; Plant diseases; Plant viruses; pumpkins; Sequence analysis; Southeast Asia; Squash leaf curl China virus; Squash leaf curl Philippines virus; squashes; Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus; Tomatoes; Viruses; Southeast Asia; Vietnam; Cambodia; Philippines; Luzon; China; Taiwan; Malaysia; Thailand; Laos; Indonesia; India; leaf curl disease; Southeast Asia; Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus; Squash leaf curl China virus; Squash leaf curl Philippines virus

Cucurbits are important economic crops worldwide. However, the cucurbit leaf curl disease (CuLCD), caused by whitefly-transmitted begomoviruses constrains their production. In Southeast Asia, three major begomoviruses, Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus (ToLCNDV), Squash leaf curl China virus (SLCCNV)...