Claim · model-written summary
The disease virus was identified as watermelon mosaic virus, strain 1.
- Taxon
- cucurbitst0
- Interactor
- watermelon mosaic virus, strain 1
Watermelon mosaic viruse0pathogen - Outcome
- identified as watermelon mosaic virus, strain 1e0
Verbatim
e0“the virus was identified as watermelon mosaic virus, strain 1.”
t0“cucurbits”
Title
Watermelon mosaic virus, the cause of a serious disease of cucurbits in the Cook Islands
Wayne Thomas New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science 1980. doi:10.1080/03015521.1980.10426280
Other claims from this paper (5)
- Observation A debilitating virus disease was first recorded in squash, watermelon, and cucumber on Rarotonga and Aitutaki.
- Observation The disease was also recorded in wild pumpkin.
- Observation The disease was also recorded in balsam apple.
- Observation Myzus persicae readily transmitted the virus in a non-persistent manner.
- Observation Winged Myzus persicae were abundant on squash and watermelon crops.