Wheat dwarf virus

Wheat dwarf virus (WDV)
Virus classification
Group: Group II (ssDNA)
Family: Geminiviridae
Genus: Mastrevirus
Species: Wheat dwarf virus

Wheat dwarf virus (WDV) is a plant pathogenic virus of the family Geminiviridae. The two isolates of this virus effect both wheat and barley. It is spread by the leafhopper Psammotettix alienus.

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