Family: Potyviridae
Genus: Potyvirus
Acronym: DsMV
DsMV Synonyms:
Dasheen mosaic virus is an aphid-transmitted member of the potyvirus group. It is known to infect cultivated species of the family Araceae. Severe symptoms can result from DsMV infection in some plants. Causes mosaic and/or distortion diseases of Aglaonema spp., Caladium hortulanum (caladium), Colocasia spp. (dasheen, taro), Dieffenbachia spp. (dieffenbachia, dumbcane), Xanthosoma spp. (cocoyam, elephant’s ear, tannia, yautia) and Zantedeschia spp. (ca... more info
Family: Potyviridae
Genus: Potyvirus
Acronym: DsMV
DsMV Synonyms:
Dasheen mosaic virus is an aphid-transmitted member of the potyvirus group. It is known to infect cultivated species of the family Araceae. Severe symptoms can result from DsMV infection in some plants. Causes mosaic and/or distortion diseases of Aglaonema spp., Caladium hortulanum (caladium), Colocasia spp. (dasheen, taro), Dieffenbachia spp. (dieffenbachia, dumbcane), Xanthosoma spp. (cocoyam, elephant’s ear, tannia, yautia) and Zantedeschia spp. (calla lily). Dasheen mosaic virus infection can also result in yield losses of up to 60 percent in such crops.
