Barley yellow dwarf viruses | |
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Scientific classification | |
(unranked): | Virus |
Realm: | Riboviria |
Kingdom: | Orthornavirae |
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Barley yellow dwarf (BYD) is a plant disease caused by the barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV), and is the most widely distributed viral disease of cereals. It affects the economically important crop species barley, oats, wheat, maize, triticale and rice.