African cassava mosaic virus
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Virus classification 
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| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Monodnaviria |
| Kingdom: | Shotokuvirae |
| Phylum: | Cressdnaviricota |
| Class: | Repensiviricetes |
| Order: | Geplafuvirales |
| Family: | Geminiviridae |
| Genus: | Begomovirus |
| Species: | African cassava mosaic virus
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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. Disease caused by ACMV is a significant concern in sub-Saharan African and the Indian subcontinent.[1]
Vectors
[edit]African cassava mosaic virus is vectord by a whitefly, Bemisia tabaci.[1]
Impact
[edit]ACMV and Cassava brown streak are the greatest drags on cassava in Africa.[1]
Control
[edit]A transgenic cassava with Tma12 donated from Tectaria macrodonta would protect against the whitefly vector.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d 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.
External links
[edit]- "ICTVdB Virus Description - 00.029.0.03.004. African cassava mosaic virus". Archived from the original on 2007-08-03.
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