Occurrence of Tomato Leaf Curl New Delhi Virus in Cucurbit Plants in China

Abstract

) in many Asian countries (Sohrab et al. 2003; Sohrab et al. 2011; Aamir et al. 2020) and Europe (Juárez et al. 2014; Ruiz et al. 2015; Luigi et al. 2019). Large populations of whiteflies were also present in all our surveyed areas. However, to our knowledge, this is the first report of the occurrence of ToLCNDV in cucurbit plants in China. The presence of ToLCNDV and CCYV can cause severe losses in crop yields or even crop failure. In addition to TYLCV, ToLCNDV is another major geminivirus-induced disease threatening cucurbit and other vegetable production in China.