“…Several virus vectors have been used for VIGS in monocot plant species, including Chinese wheat mosaic virus ( Yang et al, 2018 ), tobacco rattle virus (TRV) ( Zhong et al, 2014 ), barley stripe mosaic virus ( Buhrow et al, 2016 ), brome mosaic virus ( Wang et al, 2021 ), bamboo mosaic virus, cymbidium mosaic virus ( Hsieh et al, 2013 ), rice tungro bacilliform virus ( Purkayastha et al, 2010 ), cucumber mosaic virus ( Tzean et al, 2019 ), foxtail mosaic virus ( Liu et al, 2016 ), maize rayado fino virus ( Mlotshwa et al, 2020 ), and sugarcane mosaic virus (SCMV) ( Mei et al, 2019 ; Chung et al, 2022 ). Several of these viruses, including SCMV, have been used for VIGS in maize ( Mei et al, 2016 ; Wang et al, 2016 ; J. Zhang et al, 2017 ; Ding et al, 2018 ; Jarugula et al, 2018 ; Mlotshwa et al, 2020 ; Chung et al, 2022 )…”