Viruses with Common Name: Maize dwarf mosaic virus (MDMV)
Potyvirus zeananus
Taxonomy
Family: PotyviridaeGenus: Potyvirus
Subgenus: -
Species: Potyvirus zeananus
Hosts & Location
Main Hosts: Zea maysOther Hosts: Zea mays, Sorghum bicolor, Sorghum helepense
Host in DRC: Zea mays
Neighboring countries: Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.
Provinces (DRC): No details
Additional Info
Common Name: Maize dwarf mosaic virus (MDMV)ICTV ID: ICTV19911789
Genome: ssRNA(+)
Status: -
ViralZone: View
Diseases & Transmission
Diseases: Maize Lethal Necrosis (MLN)Symptoms: Mosaic and occasionally dwarfing
Transmission Modes: Seed-transmitted
Vectors: Schizaphis graminum, Aphis maidiradicis, Aphis craccivora, Aphis fabae, Acyrthosiphon pisum, Myzus persicae, Aphis gossypii (non-persistent)