Figure 1. Reduced terminal vine growth and yellowing with misshapen and mottled cucumber fruit from Cucumber mosaic virus infection. The occurrence of CMV infection in cucumber prompted plant breeders to embark on an historical mission to find resistance, not only for CMV, but also for many other diseases caused by bacterial and fungal pathogens. Cucumber remains as one of the best examples of a modern crop bred with multiple disease resistance (Courtesy T.A. Zitter) BACK