The field experiment conducted at Rice Research Station, Tirur, Tiruvallur District of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University aimed to evaluate the performance rice-based cropping sequences cucurbits in district. Five were evaluated for - Ashgourd, Muskmelon, Cucumber, Pumpkin and Watermelon. study focused on post samba season (December March), when water scarcity results low yields rice cultivatio...

TAXONOMY Papaya ringspot virus (PRSV) is an aphid-transmitted plant virus belonging to the genus Potyvirus, family Potyviridae, with a positive sense RNA genome. PRSV isolates belong to either one of two major strains, P or W. The P strains infect both papaya and cucurbits whereas the W strains infect only cucurbits. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION PRSV-P is found in all major papaya-growing areas....