Squash Leaf Curl

Peter Abrahamian
American University of Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon
Email: peterabrahamian@gmail.com

Host: Cucurbita pepo L. (squash)
Disease name: Squash leaf curl
Pathogen name: Squash leaf curl virus (SLCV)

Squash plant severely infected with Squash leaf curl virus.

SLCV belongs to the genus Begomovirus in the family Geminiviridae. It is transmitted by a whitefly and infects economic crops in the Cucurbitaceae family. Characteristic symptoms include leaf curling, twisting, malformation, yellowing, and stunting. The disease is managed mainly by targeting its vector.

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