Sugarcane mosaic virus

Sugarcane mosaic virus
Symptoms of sugarcane mosaic virus
Virus classification
(unranked): Virus
Realm: Riboviria
Kingdom: Orthornavirae
Phylum: Pisuviricota
Class: Stelpaviricetes
Order: Patatavirales
Family: Potyviridae
Genus: Potyvirus
Species:
Sugarcane mosaic virus
Strains
  • Abaca mosaic virus
Synonyms
  • Grass mosaic virus
  • Maize dwarf mosaic virus strain B
  • Sorghum red stripe virus

Sugarcane mosaic virus (SCMV) is a plant pathogenic virus of the family Potyviridae. The virus was first noticed in Puerto Rico in 1916 and spread rapidly throughout the southern United States in the early 1920s. SCMV is of great concern because of the high economic impact it has on sugarcane and maize.