Status, Prevalence and Management of Maize (<i>Zea mays L.</i>) Lethal Necrosis Disease in Ethiopia: A Review

Debela Diro; Lemi Yadesa

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Status, Prevalence and Management of Maize (Zea mays L.) Lethal Necrosis Disease in Ethiopia: A Review

Debela Diro, Lemi Yadesa

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The most important and the first rank crop in production and productivity in Ethiopia is maize which is also the second-largest crop in terms of area coverage after teff. However, viral infections that were introduced during the 2013/2014 growing season in the area of the Upper Awash Valley are severely limiting its productivity in Ethiopia. Later the virus was identified as Maize Lethal Necrosis Disease (MLND); this disease can induce varying degrees of harm, from a low infection rate to a complete crop failure. The disease is highly prevalent in Ethiopia's main maize-producing provinces, including the Amhara, Benishangul-Gumuz, Oromia, Southern Nation, Nationality and Peoples (SNNP), and Tigray regions. In contrast to the main growing season, the disease pressure was greatest during the off-season, due to maize grown under irrigation is probable the only green plant in the area, it attracts a lot of insects and provides a better environment for their migration and reproduction, which speeds up the spread of viruses that cause MLN. Four years of data on MLN prevalence showed a general decrease in the disease's prevalence from 2015 to 2018. The yields were devastated; as the infected plants frequently produced no seed at all, undersized or malformed ears, or both. The factors responsible for the spread of MLND are vectors, infected soil, and infected seed. Some of the management options used to manage MLND are: using clean Seed and non infected soil, host resistant, control vectors of the virus, and Integrated Disease Management.

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DOI	10.11648/j.ajpb.20220704.11
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Maize Lethal Necrosis, MCMV, Prevalence, SCMV, Status

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