| 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. 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.
Vectors
African cassava mosaic virus is vectord by a whitefly, Bemisia tabaci.
Impact
ACMV and Cassava brown streak are the greatest drags on cassava in Africa.
Control
A transgenic cassava with Tma12 donated from Tectaria macrodonta would protect against the whitefly vector.
See also
References
- ^ 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
- "ICTVdB Virus Description - 00.029.0.03.004. African cassava mosaic virus". Archived from the original on 2007-08-03.
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