Geminivirus Family Plant Viruses

Plant viruses of the family Geminiviridae, including the begomoviruses and mastreviruses, small twinned-particle DNA viruses carried by whiteflies and leafhoppers that cause leaf curl, mosaic and streak disease. A virus belongs here when its cited article places it in the family Geminiviridae or the genus Begomovirus. The best known cause serious epidemics of tomato, cassava and maize in warm regions, and growers manage them with resistant varieties, control of the insect vector, clean planting material and removal of infected plants. This heading gathers the geminivirus family viruses of the atlas so a visitor can compare their hosts, vectors and the diseases they cause.