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Maize chlorotic mottle virus (maize chlorotic mottle )
Maize chlorotic mottle virus
maize chlorotic mottle
maize chlorotic mottle machlomovirus, Maize mottle virus, Peru corn virus
Africa: Congo, Ethiopis, Kenya, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda; Asia: China, Taiwan, Thailand; Europe: Spain; North America: Mexico, USA; South America: Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador Peru
HI, KS, NE, TX
2025-08-12
virus
China
Main: corn; Other: millet, sugarcane, Johnson grass. Restricted to corn and sweet corn in nature. Poeaceae species and sugarcane were artificially inoculated
MCMV00
Maize chlorotic mottle virus infects maize, causing stunted growth and reduced ears, and can lead to Maize Lethal Necrosis Disease. It spreads mainly through insect vectors like thrips and rootworms, as well as via seed, soil, and contaminated tools, though seed transmission is low.
1 Known Hosts
Zea mays
corn
Yes
MCMV00-2, MCMV00-3, CABI CPC, EPPO, MCMV00-4, MCMV00-5, MCMV00-6, MCMV00-7
Transmission rates tend to be very low
Yes
NSHS METHOD: Mz 12.1 ELISA (formerly Cb 4.1)
ELISA with Maize chlorotic mottle virus antibodies have been used on seedlings 10-14 days after germination. This test has not been validated or standardized.
MCMV00-2, NSHS USDA
biological, cultural
Resistant varieites are being developed. Crop rotation with sorghum has shown to reduce the incidence of MVMV00.
CABI CPC
2025-08-12 17:39:15
MCMV00-2
Jenson, S.G. et. al. 1991, Seed Transmission of Maize Chlorotic Mottle Virus. Plant Disease 75 (5); 497-498
MCMV00-3
Jiang, X.Q., et.al. 1992. Maize chlorotic mottle virus in Hawaiian-grown maize: vector relations, host range and associated viruses. Crop Protection 11: 248-254
CABI CPC
Crop Protection Compendium. Wallingford, UK: CAB International. www.cabi.org/cpc.
EPPO
OEPP/EPPO Global Database - European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization
MCMV00-4
Kimani, E. N., Kiarie, S. M., Micheni, C., Muriki, L. G., Miano, D. W., Macharia, I., ... & Wangai, A. (2021). Maize seed contamination and seed transmission of maize chlorotic mottle virus in Kenya. Plant Health Progress, 22(4), 496-502.
MCMV00-5
Cabanas, D., Watanabe, S., Higashi, C. H. V., and Bressan, A. 2013. Dissecting the mode of maize chlorotic mottle virus transmission (Tombusviridae: Machlomovirus) by Frankliniella williamsi (Thysanoptera: Thripidae). J. Econ. Entomol. 106:16-24.
MCMV00-6
Jensen, S. G. 1985. Laboratory transmission of maize chlorotic mottle virus by three corn rootworms. Plant Dis. 69:864-868.
MCMV00-7
Maluku, G., et al. 2015. Maize lethal necrosis (MLN), an emerging threat to maize-based food security in sub-Saharan Africa. Phytopathology 105:956-965.
NSHS USDA
United Stated Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Protection Service National Seed Health System (USDA-APHIS NSHS) www.seedhealth.org
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