Sugarcane streak mosaic virus (SCSMV),an economically important causal agent of mosaic disease of sugarcane,is a member of the newly created genus Poacevirus in the familyPotyviri-dae.
Sugarcane bacilliform viruses (SCBV;genus Badnavirus,family Caulimoviridae) are considered economically important pathogens of sugarcane,limiting the exchange of its germplasm world-wide.