EPPO Global Database

Watermelon chlorotic stunt virus(WMCSV0)

Distribution details in Lebanon

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2012: Present, no details
First recorded in: 2009
Comments
Detected in cucumber, melon, watermelon and squash in Southern Lebanon (not found in the north).
References
* Abou-Jawdah Y, Sobh H, Haidar A, Samsatly J (2010) First report in Lebanon on detection of two whitefly-transmitted cucurbit viruses and their molecular characterization. Petria 20(20), p 268.

* Samsatly J, Sobh H, Jawhari M, Najjar C, Haidar A, Abou-Jawdah Y (2012) First report of Watermelon chlorotic stunt virus in cucurbits in Lebanon. Plant Disease 96(11), p 1703.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Israel Present, no details view...