Diseases of Vegetables - Zucchini

Cucumber Mosaic Virus..
Cucumber mosaic virus

What to look for?
Cucumber mosaic virus and zucchini yellow mosaic are aphid-borne and both shows up sporadically in Alberta crops. Cucumber mosaics is generally a problem of greenhouse cucumbers. Zucchini mosaic shows up on outdoor cucumbers, zucchini and other members of the cucurbit family. Early infection causes complete crop failure. This virus is occasionally seed transmitted and can also be spread by handling or pruning these plants.

Photo: Evans

Picture description
Severe distortion due to virus infection on zucchini.

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Preventative measure
None.

Photographs and information assembled and prepared for ARD by Dr. Ieaun R. Evans Agri-Trend Agrology Ltd.

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This information published to the web on November 26, 2003.
Last Reviewed/Revised on April 7, 2014.