Taking steps against cucumber green mottle mosaic virus

摘要

Cucumber green mottle mosaic virus (CGMMV) is an increasing threat to global Cucurbitaceae crop production.Mechanical transmission is responsible for the quick spread of the virus throughout the commercial greenhouse environment. This may occur in the handling of plants, leaf-to-leaf contact, plant wounds made with cutting tools, farm equipment, chewing insects such as the cucumber leaf beetle, and pollinators such as honeybees.