Eight decades of maize streak virus research

Maize streak virus (MSV) (genus Mastrevirus; family Geminiviridae) causes what is considered the most important and widespread disease of maize in sub-Saharan Africa. Maize streak was named by Storey in 1925. Since his classical work on the virus and its leafhopper vectors of the genus Cicadulina Ch...

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Published inVirus research Vol. 71; no. 1; pp. 107 - 121
Main Author Bosque-Pérez, Nilsa A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.11.2000
Subjects
Africa
Africa, West
Animals
Cicadellidae
Cicadulina
Cicadulina spp
Geminiviridae
Geminiviridae - genetics
Geminivirus
Genetic Variation
Hemiptera - virology
Insect Vectors - virology
Maize
Maize streak virus
Mastrevirus
Plant Diseases - virology
Population Density
Virus vectors
Zea mays
Zea mays - economics
Zea mays - virology
Africa
Virus vectors
Zea mays
Maize streak virus
Mastrevirus
Africa
Geminiviridae
Maize
Cicadulina spp
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Summary:Maize streak virus (MSV) (genus Mastrevirus; family Geminiviridae) causes what is considered the most important and widespread disease of maize in sub-Saharan Africa. Maize streak was named by Storey in 1925. Since his classical work on the virus and its leafhopper vectors of the genus Cicadulina China, MSV has been the subject of intensive research. Aspects concerning the geographical distribution, virus diversity, molecular characterization, vector–virus relationships and resistance breeding are reviewed. Special emphasis is placed on recent studies of MSV ecology and epidemiology in West Africa.
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ISSN:0168-1702
1872-7492
DOI:10.1016/S0168-1702(00)00192-1