Host Plant Resistance or Tolerance for Control of Yellow Dwarf Viruses in Cereals

Year 2026, Volume: 12 Issue: 1, 1 - 10, 01.02.2026

Havva İlbağı

https://izlik.org/JA76CU42XM

Abstract

Yellow dwarf viruses are the most economically important and devastating viruses affecting cereal crops, resulting in
yield and quality losses. Because of recent global climate change, there has been an increase in vector-borne viruses,
particularly yellow dwarf viruses transmitted by aphids. YDVs comprise a complex group that includes barley yellow
dwarf viruses (BYDVs)/cereal yellow dwarf viruses (CYDVs), as well as newly renamed species. One of the most
effective control methods for YDVs is to grow resistant or tolerant cultivars, in addition to late sowing, spraying and
covering seeds with insecticides to control aphid vectors, as well as other cultural practices. Resistance to BYDV is
complex, and numerous studies have been conducted to date in many efforts to develop resistant cultivars and lines
to manage YDVs. Those studies included BYDV resistance derived from wheat-related and wild relatives, as well as
resistance attained against aphids. This review will examine breeding studies addressing BYDV resistance in cereals,
including wheat, barley, oats, and maize, to date.

Keywords

Cereal , BYDV , resistance , tolerance

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