TITLE:
Detection and Serological Characterization of Rice Yellow Mottle Virus in Central African Republic
AUTHORS:
Régis Dimitri Sokpé Longué, Innocent Zinga, Silla Semballa, Nicolas Barro, Oumar Traoré
KEYWORDS:
RYMV, Detection, Serological Characterization, Central African Republic
JOURNAL NAME:
Agricultural Sciences,
Vol.7 No.12,
December
29,
2016
ABSTRACT: Serological and biological detection of Rice Yellow Mottle Virus (RYMV) in leaf samples belonging from cultivated rice species and wild grasses revealed 201 positive detections. All these isolates occurred exclusively on cultivated rice species (Oryza sativa L. and O. glaberrima Steud). A relationship was found between cultural practices and presence of RYMV in fields (X2 = 108.83, df = 1, P