Biology: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.[clarification needed]
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
- Cassava brown streak virus
References
External links
- "ICTVdB Virus Description - 00.029.0.03.004. African cassava mosaic virus". http://phene.cpmc.columbia.edu/ICTVdB//00.029.0.03.004.htm.
Wikidata ☰ Q4689987 entry
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