Field screening of muskmelon germplasm against cucumber green mottled mosaic virus

Forty germplasm lines of muskmelon were screened for cucumber green mottled mosaic virus (CGMMV) under field conditions and on the basis of two-year observations, average per cent disease index (PDI) was calculated. The maximum disease incidence was observed in Bagpat Local while phoot (Cucumis melo var. momordica) showed minimum disease incidence of CGMMV. Out of 40 germplasm, 16 were observed to be resistant while 17 and 7 germplasm, showed moderately resistant and susceptible reaction respectively. The resistant germplasm can be utilized for evolving disease resistant varieties with desirable quality traits.