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Title: ADVANCES IN YELLOW VINE DISEASE RESEARCH

Author
item Pair, Sammy
item Bruton, Benny
item MITCHELL, FORREST - TAES, STEPHENVILLE, TEXAS
item FLETCHER, JACQUELINE - OSU, STILLWATER, OKLAHOMA

Submitted to: Proceedings 17th Annual Horticulture Industries Conference
Publication Type: Proceedings
Publication Acceptance Date: 1/9/1998
Publication Date: N/A
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Technical Abstract: The appearance of yellow vine disease of cucurbits during the early 1990's proved devastating for watermelon producers in mainly the Cross Timbers Vegetational Area of Oklahoma and Central Texas. The disease has since appeared sporadically, but has been accompanied by serious losses for melon producers. A multi-disciplinary team of scientists from USDA, Oklahoma State University, and the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station has formed a team to research the etiology of the disease and to formulate integrated management strategies designed to reduce losses from yellow vine. The team has described the geographic areas and cucurbit crops affected, and has determined the causal agent, a bacterium-like organism. Also, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) techniques were developed enabling researchers to identify a potential leafhopper vector. This newly developed information will greatly enhance the team' efforts to rapidly formulate management strategies for the disease.