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Virus and Virus-like Diseases of Major Crops in Developing Countries

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Cucurbits are important vegetable crops in developing countries where they account for more than 50% of the total fresh vegetable production (Anonymous, 2002). About 40 different cucurbit species are cultivated, but in terms of production, the 3 major crops are watermelon (Citrullus lanatus), cucumber (Cucumis sativus) and melon (Cucumis melo) (Table 26.1). Another group of economically important cucurbits includes different squash, pumpkin or marrow types (Cucurbita pepo, Cucurbita moschata and Cucurbita maxima). These species are cultivated world wide as a diversity of cultivars and landraces adapted to the local uses and consumers’ demands. The botanical centres of origin of melon and watermelon are thought to be in the Sudano-Sahelian region of Africa, that of cucumber in the foothills of the Himalayas and squash in Central and South America (Robinson and Deckers-Walters, 1997).

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Lecoq, H. (2003). Cucurbits. In: Loebenstein, G., Thottappilly, G. (eds) Virus and Virus-like Diseases of Major Crops in Developing Countries. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0791-7_26

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