Barley yellow dwarf virus infection (BYDV) often results in substantial yield losses in susceptible cereal crops. Major symptoms of BYDV infection in cereals include plant dwarfing and colour changes of leaf blades along the vascular bundles, especially of leaf tips. A full understanding of physiological and molecular mechanisms contributing to resistance provides salient information for breeding BYD resistant varieties and developing strategies to address the problem. In this paper, we reviewed BYDV infection mechanisms and summarised current information on known resistance genes, molecular markers and the use of transgenic techniques in breeding of BYD resistant varieties. Cereal yellow dwarf viruses (CYDVs) are also discussed as both BYDV and CYDV belong to the family Luteoviridae.

Item Type:	Refereed Article
Keywords:	BYDV, cereal crops, infection mechanisms, molecular marker, resistance genes
Research Division:	Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences
Research Group:	Horticultural Production
Research Field:	Horticultural Crop Protection (Pests, Diseases and Weeds)
Objective Division:	Plant Production and Plant Primary Products
Objective Group:	Winter Grains and Oilseeds
Objective Field:	Barley
UTAS Author:	Choudhury, S (Mrs Shormin Choudhury)
UTAS Author:	Hu, H (Mr Hongliang Hu)
UTAS Author:	Meinke, H (Professor Holger Meinke)
UTAS Author:	Shabala, S (Professor Sergey Shabala)
UTAS Author:	Zhou, M (Professor Meixue Zhou)
ID Code:	119361
Year Published:	2017
Web of Science® Times Cited:	4
Deposited By:	Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture
Deposited On:	2017-07-31
Last Modified:	2018-12-13
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