Sugarcane is a major commercial crop grown in tropical and subtropical regions of the
country. During the last 100 years, the country has witnessed epidemics of various diseases …

Many of the world's most important food crops are grown in the tropics and major crops like
rice, maize, wheat, sorghum, barley, tomato, chillies, okra, peas, peanut, sunflower …

Studies were conducted on the impact of sugarcane mosaic virus (SCMV) on cane growth
and yield of two popular sugarcane varieties Co 740 and CoC 671 with virus free and virus …

Plant virus and sub-viral pathogens pose severe constraints to the production of wide range
of economically important crops worldwide. The crops raised both through true seed and …

A sensitive assay based on the polymerase chain reaction detected mixed infection of four
viruses, viz. Sugarcane mosaic virus (SCMV), Sugarcane streak mosaic virus (SCSMV) …

Sugarcane mosaic virus (SCMV) is considered to be of major importance and severe losses
ranging from 0.5 to 45% have been reported in sugarcane indifferent countries (1, 3, 4, 7) …

Sugarcane mosaic virus (SCMV) and Sugarcane streak mosaic virus (SCSMV) belonging to
the family Potyviridae are the causal agents of mosaic disease complex of sugarcane …

Virus and virus-like diseases spread through vegetative propagules like tubers, rhizomes,
stolons, corms, bulbs and buds of economically important crops like cassava, potato …

Viral diseases of plants were known long before the discovery of bacteria. Breaking of flower
colour of tulips was mentioned as early as 1576. Transmission of leaf variegation from the …

Adolf Eduard Mayer in 1880s for the first time thought that mosaic symptom in tobacco
termed by the Dutch growers as “bunt”,“rust” or “smut” is distinct and therefore, to prevent …