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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
Based on the nature of symptoms, 16SrDNA sequence identity and phylogenetic relationships, the association of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris’ with Rice Orange Leaf (ROL) phytoplasma disease in South India was confirmed recently. This disease was transmitted by the Zigzag leafhopper, Recilia dorsalis as persistent manner in nature. The population fluctuation of hoppers played significant role in the incidence of rice orange leaf phytoplasma in rice ecosystem.