“…Maize dwarf mosaic has been epidemic in several regions of Germany since 1982 (Fuchs and Kozelska, 1984;Huth, 1987). In subsequent years, 2 potyviruses were isolated from maize plants showing mosaic symptoms (Fuchs and Grüntzig, 1990). According to the taxonomy of Shukla et al (1989), these 2 viruses were identified as sugarcane mosaic virus (SCMV) and maize dwarf mosaic virus (MDMV).…”