Field Identification of Commercial Cucumber Cultivars With Reduced Silverleaf Whitefly Infestation and Tolerance to Whitefly-Transmitted Viruses in the Southeastern United States
Field trials were conducted during the fall seasons 2023 and 2024 in Tifton, GA, USA, to evaluate 10 cucumber ( Cucumis sativus L.) cultivars for resistance to silverleaf whitefly (SLWF) and tolerance to whitefly-transmitted viruses (WTVs). Nine slicer-type cultivars (Brickyard, Bristol, Cobra, Dasher II, Diamondba...