@article{fdi:010024128, title = {{D}istribution, pathogenicity, and interactions of two strains of {R}ice yellow mottle virus in forested and savanna zones of {W}est {A}frica}, author = {{N}'{G}uessan, {P}. and {P}inel, {A}. and {S}y, {A}.{A}. and {G}hesqui{\`e}re, {A}lain and {F}argette, {D}enis}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{I}n {C}{\^o}te d'{I}voire, the {S}2 strain of #{R}ice yellow mottle virus$ ({RYMV}) predominated in the forested zones, including the "rice belt" to the west, in each of the cropping systems where rice was grown. {T}he {S}1 strain occurred more frequently in the northern {G}uinean savanna, and only {S}1 isolates were found further north in the {S}ahelo-{S}oudanian zones. {I}n mixed infection, {S}2 dominated over {S}1 both in viral capsid and {RNA} contents under temperature regimes encompassing those observed in savanna and forested zones of {C}{\^o}te d'{I}voire. {T}here was no evidence of interactions in virus accumulation between the {W}est {A}frican strains {S}1 or {S}2 with the more distantly related {E}ast {A}frican strain {S}4. {F}ield trials emphasized the impact of {RYMV}, which induced yield losses of 40 to 60% in several widely grown cultivars of #{O}ryza sativa indica$ and #{O}. sativa japonica$. {W}e report the high resistance of the #{O}. indica$ cv. {G}igante under field conditions which was apparent with all the {S}1 and {S}2 isolates tested. {R}esponses in {RYMV} infection of several cultivars were isolate dependent. {W}ith most differential cultivars, responses were not strain specific, with the exception of the #{O}. {J}aponica$ cv. {I}dsa6, in which the {S}2 isolates always induced higher yield losses than the {S}1 isolates. ({R}{\'e}sum{\'e} d'auteur)}, keywords = {{RIZ} ; {MALADIE} {DES} {PLANTES} ; {PATHOLOGIE} {VEGETALE} ; {PHYTOVIRUS} ; {REPARTITION} {GEOGRAPHIQUE} ; {SOUCHE} ; {COMPETITION} {INTRASPECIFIQUE} ; {FORET} ; {SAVANE} ; {RESISTANCE} {DE} {L}'{HOTE} ; {TEST} {ELISA} ; {TECHNIQUE} {PCR} ; {RENDEMENT} ; {ETUDE} {EXPERIMENTALE} ; {AFRIQUE} {DE} {L}'{OUEST} ; {COTE} {D}'{IVOIRE} ; {MALI} ; {BURKINA} {FASO} ; {GHANA} ; {GUINEA}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{P}lant {D}isease}, volume = {85}, numero = {1}, pages = {59--64}, ISSN = {0191-2917}, year = {2001}, DOI = {10.1094/{PDIS}.2001.85.1.59}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010024128}, }