First report of cucurbit chlorotic yellows virus infecting watermelon and zucchini in the Canary Islands, Spain

This work was funded by grants from Spanish Ministerio de Econolnia, industria y competitividad (RTA2017-00061-C03-02) and from Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias (IVlA) (51912), both co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).Alfaro Fernández, AO.; Espino De Paz, AI.; Botella-Guillen, M.; Font San Ambrosio, MI.; Sanauja, E.; Galipienso, L.; Rubio, L. (2022). First report of cucurbit chlorotic yellows virus infecting watermelon and zucchini in the Canary Islands, Spain. Plant Disease. 106(7):1-1. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-10-21-2296-PDN11106

First Report of Cucurbit Chlorotic Yellows Virus Infecting Watermelon and Zucchini in the Canary Islands, Spain

In July 2019, 11 watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) plants (six ‘Augusta negra’ and five ‘Kasmira’) and seven zucchini (Cucurbita pepo) ‘Marcado’ plants showing yellowing and vein clearing on the leaves were collected in Arico on Tenerife Island of the Canary Islands. Analysis with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) with polyclonal antibodies using kits from LOEWE Biochemica GmbH (Sauerlach, Germany) detected cucurbit chlorotic yellows virus (CCYV) in four watermelon (two ‘Augusta negra’ and two ‘Kasmira’) plants and one zucchini plant