Distribution and damage of maize viral diseases in China
Maize is one of the most important crops in China,and maize viral diseases have caused tremendous economic losses in maize.In this review we summarized the types of viruses infecting maize in China and their dis-tributions.We also introduced the epidemics,symptoms and control methods for the most important maize viral diseases such as maize rough dwarf disease,maize dwarf mosaic disease,maize red leaf disease,maize wallaby ear disease and maize lethal necrosis disease.