Genetic diversity of viruses associated with sugarcane mosaic disease of suga…

In this study, we investigated 78 sugarcane samples with severemosaic symptoms collected from four provinces of southern China: Guangxi, Yunnan, Hainan, and Guangdong, which cover nearly 85 % of commercial sugarcane planting zones in China. Using RT-PCR, sequencing and phylogenetic analysis, we identified 72 hybrid sugarcane samples containing causal agents of sugarcane mosaic disease. Among th…