Seed-transmitted viruses have caused significant damage to watermelon crops in Korea in recent years, with cucumber green mottle mosaic virus (CGMMV) infection widespread as a result of infected seed lots. To determine the likely origin of CGMMV infection, we collected CGMMV isolates from watermelon
Lettuce chlorosis virus (LCV) is a single stranded, positive strand RNA virus that is solely transmitted by specific whitefly vectors (Bemisia tabaci biotypes A and B) but not by mechanical leaf-rub inoculation. The roles of viral encoded proteins involved in the infection cycle of LCV have not yet