This chapter addresses the currently updated taxonomic status of tospoviruses; various detection methods (including serological assays and nucleic acid amplification) developed for prompt identification of tospoviruses; the advanced next-generation sequencing technology applied in tospovirus...

Rice tungro bacilliform virus (RTBV) and Rice tungro spherical virus (RTSV) are two viruses responsible for the rice tungro disease (RTD). This chapter summarizes what is known about the pathogens and the disease, and discusses the prospects of conventional and biotechnological approaches to...

Although cassava shows resilience against a myriad of pests and diseases, including several of viral aetiology, two virus disease complexes, cassava brown streak disease and cassava mosaic disease (CMD), are the major yield-limiting biotic constraints to its production in sub-Sahara Africa....