title: First Report of Zucchini yellow mosaic virus Infecting Gherkin (Cucumis anguira) in India.
abstract: A field visit in September 2011 to the Cucumis anguira (Gherkin) growing regions of Kuppam, Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh, India revealed occurrence of mosaic, blistering and fruit malformation leading to the crop losses. Analysis of field samples revealed association of Zucchini yellow mosaic virus (ZYMV) with the disease. This is the first confirmed report of natural occurrence of ZYMV on Gherkin in India.
authors.affiliation: Department of Virology, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, 517 502 India.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Anthony Johnson
authors.affiliation: Department of Virology, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, 517 502 India.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Vidya
authors.affiliation: Department of Virology, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, 517 502 India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Papaiah
authors.affiliation: Department of Virology, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, 517 502 India.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Srinivasulu
authors.affiliation: Advanced Centre for Plant Virology, Division of Plant Pathology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110 012 India.
authors.forename: Bikash
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mandal
authors.affiliation: Department of Virology, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, 517 502 India.
authors.forename: D V R
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: Sai Gopal
keywords: DAC-ELISA; Gherkin; Phylogenetics; Potyvirus; RT-PCR; Zucchini yellow mosaic virus