African_cassava_mosaic_virus

<i>African cassava mosaic virus</i>

African cassava mosaic virus

Species of virus

Not to be confused with East African cassava mosaic virus or South African cassava mosaic virus.

African cassava mosaic virus (ACMV, ICTV approved acronym) is a plant pathogenic virus of the family Geminiviridae that may cause either a mosaic appearance to plant leaves, or chlorosis (a loss of chlorophyll). In Manihot esculenta (cassava), the most produced food crop in Africa, the virus causes severe mosaic. Cassava is a staple food crop in many places throughout the tropics and subtropics as a source of carbohydrates, but the transmission and severity of disease for cassava in Africa is greatest with ACMV.[clarification needed]

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Vectors

African cassava mosaic virus is vectord by a whitefly, Bemisia tabaci.[1]

Impact

ACMV and Cassava brown streak are the greatest drags on cassava in Africa.[1]

Control

A transgenic cassava with Tma12 donated from Tectaria macrodonta would protect against the whitefly vector.[1]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Rey, Chrissie; Vanderschuren, Herve (2017). "Cassava Mosaic and Brown Streak Diseases: Current Perspectives and Beyond". Annual Review of Virology. 4 (1). Annual Reviews: 429–452. doi:10.1146/annurev-virology-101416-041913. eISSN 2327-0578. ISSN 2327-056X. LCCN 2013200665. OCLC 834373301. PMID 28645239. S2CID 25767024.


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