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XVIII. International Plant Protection Congress (IPPC) 2015,, Berlin, Germany, 24 - 27 April 2015, vol.1, no.1, pp.1-2
Field surveys were conducted from 2010 to 2012 to detect and determine the incidence of viruses in the major cucurbit-growing areas of northern Cyprus. 502 samples of cucumber, zucchini, melon and watermelon were collected from major cucurbit-growing areas in Cyprus. Zucchini yellow mosaic virus (ZYMV), Papaya ringspot virus type W (PRSV-W), Watermelon mosaic virus (WMV), Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) , Cucurbit yellow stunting disorder virus (CYSDV) melon necrotic spot virus (MNSV) and Squash mosaic virus (SqMV) were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), and), Beet pseudo-yellows virus (BPYV), Cucurbit aphid-borne yellows virus (CABYV), and Cucumber vein yellowing virus (CVYV) by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT–PCR). ZYMV was the most prevalent virus of cucurbits in Cyprus with an overall incidence of ZYMV (45.5%), WMV-2 (34.2%), CYSDV (24), CVYV (21), CMV (19.9%), CABY (14), PRSV-W (2.1%), and SqMV (1.8%) BPYV and MNSV were not detected in any cucurbitaceous crop during this survey.