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. 2016 Mar 2;24(6):1336–1343. doi: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2016.02.022

Table 4.

Viruses that were detected in weeds and cultivated crops growing in vicinity of alfalfa fields that were collected during July–December of 2012 and 2013.

Region & location Host No. of samples Viruses
AMV BCMV BLRV BYMV CMV LTSV PeSV RCVMV TSV WCMV
Jouf Sonchus oleraceus 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vigna unguculata 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Faba bean 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
Cucurbita maxima 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0
Chenopodium spp. 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0



Tabuk Sonchus oleraceus 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hibiscus spp. 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0



Hail Solanum tuberosum 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sonchus oleraceus 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hibiscus spp. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0



Qassim Sonchus oleraceus 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cucurbita maxima 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chenopodium spp. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0



Riyadh region
WadiAldawasir Sonchus oleraceus 13 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vigna unguculata 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hibiscus spp. 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Solanum tuberosum 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chenopodium spp. 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0



Shagra Solanum melongena 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0



Sagir Flaveria trinervia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0



Haradh Sonchus oleraceus 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cichorium intybus 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chenopodium spp. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0



Azulfi Sonchus oleraceus 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vigna unguculata 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0



Alkharj Hibiscus vulgaris 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0



Alhotah Vigna unguculata 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chenopodium spp. 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rubus fruticosus 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0



Aflaj Sonchus oleraceus 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hippuris vulgaris 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chenopodium spp. 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rubus fruticosus 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0



Total 74 42 3 4 1 4 1 1 2 1 0