This research provides a comprehensive overview of sobemoviruses, a group of plant viruses, and proposes their classification into a new viral family. These viruses cause important diseases in crops like rice, beans, and other plants. Impacts on everyday life: • Helps understand and potentially control viral diseases affecting food crops • Contributes to improving crop protection and agricultural productivity • Advances our understanding of virus evolution and classification • Provides insights for developing virus-resistant crop varieties • Supports better disease management strategies in agriculture