A virus transmitted by the wheat curl mite that causes a mottled yellow-green streaking on wheat leaves along with severe stunting, spread mainly when volunteer wheat from a previous crop, carrying both virus and mite, grows near a newly planted field. It is a recurring cause of significant yield loss across the winter wheat growing regions of the United States Great Plains, where destroying volunteer wheat before planting the next crop is the primary and most effective control measure.
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Wheat, Crops Wheat streak mosaic virus, transmitted by the wheat curl mite, is a major viral disease of wheat in the Great Plains.
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Wheat streak mosaic virus (WSMV) is a plant pathogenic virus of the family Potyviridae that infects plants in the family Poaceae, especially wheat ; it is globally distributed and vectored by the wheat curl mite, particularly in regions where wheat is widely grown. First described in Nebraska in 1922, stunted growth and the eponymous “streaks” of yellowed, non-uniform discoloration are characteristic of WSMV infection.
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A virus transmitted by the wheat curl mite that causes a mottled yellow-green streaking on wheat leaves along with severe stunting, spread mainly when volunteer wheat from a previous crop, carrying both virus and mite, grows near a newly planted field.
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Wheat streak mosaic virus (WSMV) is a plant pathogenic virus of the family Potyviridae that infects plants in the family Poaceae, especially wheat (Triticum spp.); it is globally distributed and vectored by the wheat curl mite, particularly in regions where wheat is widely grown.
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