The main problems of breeding for resistance to virus in cucurbit crops were discussed in detail in the present review.Themain contents are as follows: The presentstatus of research on virus diseases; The mainkinds of virus in cucurbit and their harm anddistribution; The identification methods ofcucurbit virus disease; The research onepidemiology of cucurbit virus disease; Themode and mechanism of resistance to virusdisease; Strains of cucurbit virus; Theinheritance of resistance to cucurbit virus; Theachievements, progress and prospects ofbreeding for resistance to virus in maincucurbit crops.
