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]
African cassava mosaic virus | |
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Virus classification | |
(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 is vectord by a whitefly, Bemisia tabaci.[1]
ACMV and Cassava brown streak are the greatest drags on cassava in Africa.[1]
A transgenic cassava with Tma12 donated from Tectaria macrodonta would protect against the whitefly vector.[1]