Maize lethal necrosis: an emerging, synergistic viral disease

MG Redinbaugh, LR Stewart - Annual Review of Virology, 2018 - annualreviews.org
Maize lethal necrosis (MLN) is a disease of maize caused by coinfection of maize with maize
chlorotic mottle virus (MCMV) and one of several viruses from the Potyviridae, such as …

Maize lethal necrosis (MLN): Efforts toward containing the spread and impact of a devastating transboundary disease in sub-Saharan Africa

P Boddupalli, LM Suresh, F Mwatuni, Y Beyene… - Virus Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Maize lethal necrosis (MLN), a complex viral disease, emerged as a serious threat to maize
production and the livelihoods of smallholders in eastern Africa since 2011, primarily due to …

Metagenomic analysis of viruses associated with maize lethal necrosis in Kenya

MJ Wamaitha, D Nigam, S Maina, F Stomeo, A Wangai… - Virology Journal, 2018 - Springer
Background Maize lethal necrosis is caused by a synergistic co-infection of Maize chlorotic
mottle virus (MCMV) and a specific member of the Potyviridae, such as Sugarcane mosaic …

Portable rapid detection of maize chlorotic mottle virus using RT-RAA/CRISPR-Cas12a based lateral flow assay

R Lei, R Kuang, X Peng, Z Jiao, Z Zhao… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Maize lethal necrosis seriously threatens maize production worldwide, which
was caused by coinfection by maize chlorotic mottle virus (MCMV) and a potyvirid. To …

Impact of Fungal Endophyte Colonization of Maize (Zea mays L.) on Induced Resistance to Thrips- and Aphid-Transmitted Viruses

S Kiarie, JO Nyasani, LS Gohole, NK Maniania… - Plants, 2020 - mdpi.com
In eastern Africa, Maize lethal necrosis (MLN) is caused by the co-infection of maize plants
with Maize chlorotic mottle virus (MCMV)(Tombusviridae: Machlomovirus) and Sugarcane …

Network analysis of the papaya orchard virome from two agroecological regions of Chiapas, Mexico

RI Alcalá-Briseño, K Casarrubias-Castillo… - Msystems, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
The study of complex ecological interactions, such as those among host, pathogen, and
vector communities, can help to explain host ranges and the emergence of novel pathogens …

Johnsongrass mosaic virus Contributes to Maize Lethal Necrosis in East Africa

LR Stewart, K Willie, S Wijeratne… - Plant …, 2017 - Am Phytopath Society
Maize lethal necrosis (MLN), a severe virus disease of maize, has emerged in East Africa in
recent years with devastating effects on production and food security where maize is a …

Reconsidering causal association in plant virology.

A Fox - Plant Pathology, 2020 - search.ebscohost.com
Accurate determination of disease causation is essential for understanding the
epidemiology of diseases, enabling effective management decisions and risk assessment …

Diagnosis of plant viruses using next-generation sequencing and metagenomic analysis

I Adams, A Fox - Current research topics in plant virology, 2016 - Springer
Next generation sequencing (NGS) is revolutionising the diagnosis of plant viral disease.
This chapter describes the sequencing platforms (Illumina, 454, Pacific Biosciences …

Maize chlorotic mottle virus induces changes in host plant volatiles that attract vector thrips species

NL Mwando, A Tamiru, JO Nyasani… - Journal of chemical …, 2018 - Springer
Maize lethal necrosis is one of the most devastating diseases of maize causing yield losses
reaching up to 90% in sub-Saharan Africa. The disease is caused by a combination of maize …