African cassava mosaic virus
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), a highly valuable African food crop, 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.
| African cassava mosaic virus | |
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Virus classification  | |
| (unranked): | Virus |
| Phylum: | incertae sedis |
| Class: | incertae sedis |
| Order: | incertae sedis |
| Family: | Geminiviridae |
| Genus: | Begomovirus |
| Species: | African cassava mosaic virus |
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Cause
African cassava mosaic virus is transmitted by a whitefly.
See also
- Cassava brown streak virus disease
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