Rice tungro disease (RTD) consists of a spherical virus (RTSV) and a bacilliform virus (RTBV) and the disease is a significant yield constraint in rice-growing areas of South and Southeast Asia. Disease symptoms are caused largely by infection by the rice tungro bacilliform virus (RTBV).
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Gnanamanickam, S.S. (2009). Biological Control of Rice Tungro Disease (RTD). In: Biological Control of Rice Diseases. Progress in Biological Control, vol 8. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-2465-7_8
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