9 virus diseases in Laisha's encyclopedia, A to Z.
Banana bunchy top disease (BBTV)Banana bunchy top virusVirus disease · Banana bunchy top is the most destructive virus disease of banana and plantain. Infected plants grow narrow,…
Cassava mosaic diseaseCassava mosaic begomoviruses (African cassava mosaic virus and relatives)Virus disease · Cassava mosaic disease is the most important disease of cassava, a staple for hundreds of millions of people…
Chilli leaf curl diseaseChilli leaf curl virus and related begomovirusesVirus disease · Chilli leaf curl is the most destructive virus disease of chilli in South Asia and an important one across…
Maize lethal necrosis (MLN)Maize chlorotic mottle virus together with a potyvirusVirus disease · Maize lethal necrosis is caused when maize is infected by maize chlorotic mottle virus together with a second…
Papaya leaf curl diseasePapaya leaf curl virus and related begomovirusesVirus disease · Papaya leaf curl is a whitefly-transmitted virus disease that makes papaya leaves curl downward and inward,…
Papaya ringspot disease (PRSV)Papaya ringspot virusVirus disease · Papaya ringspot is the most destructive disease of papaya worldwide. Aphids spread the virus in seconds as…
Rice tungro diseaseRice tungro bacilliform virus and rice tungro spherical virusVirus disease · Tungro is the most destructive virus disease of rice in South and Southeast Asia. Infected plants are…
Tomato yellow leaf curl disease (TYLCV)Tomato yellow leaf curl virusVirus disease · Tomato yellow leaf curl is caused by a virus spread by the whitefly Bemisia tabaci. Infected tomato plants…
Yellow mosaic of mung bean, black gram and soybean (YMD)Mungbean yellow mosaic India virus and Mungbean yellow mosaic virusVirus disease · Yellow mosaic is the most destructive disease of mung bean and black gram in South and Southeast Asia, and a…
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