A disease of rice caused by the interaction of two distinct leafhopper transmitted viruses that together stunt plants and turn leaves yellow or orange, reducing tillering and grain yield. It is a major constraint on rice production across South and Southeast Asia, and its two virus complex, unusual among plant virus diseases, has made resistance breeding an especially complex undertaking.
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Rice, Crops Rice tungro disease, caused by two viruses transmitted by leafhoppers, is a major cause of yield loss in Asian rice.
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1. Rice Tungro Virus (Wikipedia)
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Rice tungro spherical virus (RTSV) is a plant pathogenic virus of the family Secoviridae. RTSV causes mild symptoms by itself, but in the presence of Rice tungro bacilliform virus, symptoms are intensified.
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A disease of rice caused by the interaction of two distinct leafhopper transmitted viruses that together stunt plants and turn leaves yellow or orange, reducing tillering and grain yield.
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