Viruses with Common Name: Sugarcane mosaic virus (SCMV)
Potyvirus sacchari
Taxonomy
Family: PotyviridaeGenus: Potyvirus
Subgenus: -
Species: Potyvirus sacchari
Hosts & Location
Main Hosts: -Other Hosts: Sorghum bicolor, Panicum spp., Eleusine spp., Setaria spp., Zea mays
Host in DRC: Saccharum officinarum, Zea mays
Neighboring countries: Rwanda
Provinces (DRC): North Kivu, South Kivu
Additional Info
Common Name: Sugarcane mosaic virus (SCMV)ICTV ID: ICTV19760782
Genome: ssRNA(+)
Status: -
ViralZone: View
Diseases & Transmission
Diseases: Sugarcane mosaic disease (SCMD), maize lethal necrosis (MLN)Symptoms: Mosaic and/or ringspots, stunting, Leaf distortion and narrowing
Transmission Modes: Mechanical inoculation; grafting; seed
Vectors: Aphididae = Dactynotus ambrosiae, Hysteroneura setariae, Rhopalosiphum maidis, Toxoptera graminum