Cucurbit viral diseases

Abstract

Cucurbits are very important crops in many countries. The most significant cucurbits diseases are those caused by viruses. Concerning pumpkin virus diseases, three viruses were detected in Serbia after 2000: Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV), Watermelon mosaic virus 2 (WMV-2) and Zucchini yellow mosaic virus (ZYMV). Viral infections symptoms on pumpkins are very severe and variable. Disease appearance and spread depends on the causal virus. There are different control measures for viral diseases, but most of them are based on prevention.

Vrste familije Cucurbitaceae predstavljaju značajnu grupu gajenih biljaka u mnogim zemljama sveta. U proizvodnji, prvo mesto po značaju zauzimaju bolesti virusne prirode. Sprovedenim ispitivanjima od 2000. godine utvrđeno je prisustvo tri virusa na običnoj tikvi (virus mozaika krastavca - Cucumber mosaic virus, CMV; virus mozaika lubenice 2 - Watermelon mosaic virus 2, WMV-2; virus žutog mozaika cukinija - Zucchini yellow mosaic virus, ZYMV). Simptomi virusnih zaraza mogu biti veoma izraženi i raznovrsni. Pojava i širenje bolesti uslovljena je virusnim prouzrokovačem. Postoje različite mere zaštite od virusnih bolesti, koje su usmerene na preventivu i prekidanje epidemiološkog lanca bolesti.