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General Information

COMMON NAMES: Dasheen Mosaic Virus GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: NATIVE circumtropical and subtropical COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Native; S.Group - at least Rarotonga and Aitutaki (2005); Living tissue (Taro) SIGNIFICANCE LIST: ; pathogen on Taro KEY FEATURES: Causes featherlike mottling on leaves. Spread mainly by aphids, such as Aphis gossypii. Can develop on several different members of the Araceae.

Cook Islands Distribution

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Southern Group: Present    Makatea:
RR	MG	AT	MK	MT	AK	PL	TK	MN
P					P

Northern Group:
TN	MH	RK	PK	NS	SW

Dasheen mosaic virus (DsMV)
SYNONYMS: Dasheen mosaic potyvirus

TAXONOMY: VIRUSES; RNA; positive ssRNA; Potyviridae

SIGNIFICANCE NOTES -
NEGATIVE SIGNIFICANCE: pathogen on Taro. Comments: Spread by aphids. There is not evidence that this virus reduces corm yield. (SPC) There is a severe form of this virus known in French Polynesia and no live plants should be imported into other countries.

Vouchers:
Rarotonga: reported, see reference Revill et.al. 2005 Aitutaki: reported, see reference Revill et.al. 2005

References:
Special Reference: Revill, P. A., Jackson, G. V. H., Hafner, G. J., Yang, I., Maino, M. K., Dowling, M. L., Devitt, L. C., Dale, J. L. and Harding, R. M. (2005). Incidence and distribution of viruses of Taro (Colocasia esculenta) in Pacific Island countries. Australasian Plant Pathology 34: 327-331.

Data Update History (information):
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