Incidence of viruses and virus-like diseases of watermelons and pumpkins in Uganda, a hitherto none investigated pathosystem

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dc.contributor.authorMasika, Fred B.
dc.contributor.authorKisekka, Ronald
dc.contributor.authorAlicai, Titus
dc.contributor.authorTugume, Arthur K.
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-07T12:59:11Z
dc.date.available2022-03-07T12:59:11Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractCommon impromptu observations between 2010 and 2012 of apparent virus-like disease symptoms in watermelons and pumpkins in Uganda prompted this study. However, there was no recorded evidence of virus infection in these crops anywhere in Uganda or eastern Africa as a region. Thus, 374 and 522 watermelon and pumpkin plants, respectively, growing in 13 fields were surveyed to record virus-like disease symptoms in Uganda’s four districts of Mbale and Kamuli (eastern region), Mpigi and Masaka (central region) during August to November 2013, and January to March 2014. Leaf samples were also collected and tested for four viruses known to commonly infect watermelons and pumpkins worldwide. Symptom severity was assessed using a scale of 0 to 5, while virus incidence was determined by serological methods. The four viruses tested were Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV), Watermelon mosaic virus (WMV), Zucchini yellow mosaic virus (ZYMV) and Cucurbit aphid borne-yellows virus (CABYV). In both crops, there was a higher incidence of virus-like diseases in central than in eastern region (P = 0.000). All the four viruses were detected with CMV as the most common, followed by WMV, ZYMV, and CABYV. Differences in virus incidences between the districts were not always significant. Single CMV, dual CMV+WMV and triple CMV+WMV+ZYMV were the most common single, and multiple infections in both crops. Watermelons contained more single virus infections than mixed infections (P < 0.001), but this difference was not significant in pumpkins (P = 0.468). In all, single virus infections were significantly higher in watermelons than pumpkins (P < 0.001). This is the first study to report incidence of viruses and virus-like diseases in watermelons and pumpkins in Uganda, and in eastern Africa as a region. The importance of these results with respect to crop production and next steps in virus disease management are discussed.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMasika, F. B., Kisekka, R., Alicai, T., & Tugume, A. K. (2017). Incidence of viruses and virus-like diseases of watermelons and pumpkins in Uganda, a hitherto none-investigated pathosystem. African Journal of Agricultural Research, 12(3), 177-191. DOI: 10.5897/AJAR2016.11463en_US
dc.identifier.issn1991-637X
dc.identifier.other10.5897/AJAR2016.11463
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/2485
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAfrican Journal of Agricultural Researchen_US
dc.subjectCucurbitsen_US
dc.subjectDAS-ELISAen_US
dc.subjectMultiple virus infectionen_US
dc.subjectTAS-ELISAen_US
dc.subjectVirus incidenceen_US
dc.subjectUgandaen_US
dc.titleIncidence of viruses and virus-like diseases of watermelons and pumpkins in Uganda, a hitherto none investigated pathosystemen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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