Seventy-nine sugarcane genotypes artificially inoculated (Sugarcane mosaic virus).
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Symptoms along with infection confirmation by serological test.
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Incidence and severity of symptoms were higher in the field than greenhouse assay.
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Broad-sense heritability at mean (62.18%) and individual (19.37%) level observed.
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Twenty two genotypes were shown to be resistant to SCMV.