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Resistance of Cucurbita moschata to watermelon mosaic virus type 2 and its genetic relation to resistance to zucchini yellow mosaic virus

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Cucurbita moschata ‘Menina’ originating from Portugal is known to carry a single dominant gene, Zym, for zucchini yellow mosaic virus (ZYMV) resistance. Resistance to watermelon mosaic virus type 2 (WMV2) was found in the same cultivar. In resistant plants, WMV2 migration from inoculated leaves or cotyledons seems to be limited and blocked. Resistance to WMV2 is conferred by one dominant gene and is effective against eight strains from different geographic origins. Results of linkage studies, based on co-inoculation of plants with WMV2 and ZYMV, indicate that resistance to these two viruses is conferred by the same gene, probably Zym, or perhaps by two closely linked genes.

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  1. Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Domaine Saint-Maurice, BP 94, F-84143, Montfavet cedex, France

    F. Gilbert-Albertini, H. Lecoq, M. Pitrat & J. L. Nicolet

  2. Station de Pathologie Végétale, Domaine Saint-Maurice, BP 94, F-84143, Montfavet cedex, France

    F. Gilbert-Albertini & H. Lecoq

  3. Station d'Amélioration des Plantes Maraîchères, Domaine Saint-Maurice, BP 94, F-84143, Montfavet cedex, France

    M. Pitrat

  4. Graines Caillard, Domaine du Moulin, F-84260, Sarrians, France

    J. L. Nicolet

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Gilbert-Albertini, F., Lecoq, H., Pitrat, M. et al. Resistance of Cucurbita moschata to watermelon mosaic virus type 2 and its genetic relation to resistance to zucchini yellow mosaic virus. Euphytica 69, 231–237 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00022369

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