Rice Tungro Disease Epidemic: An Analysis

In the face of international and national food security, being a major constraint to stable rice production in South and South-East Asian countries, rice tungro disease assumes a significant position. Its unpredictable outbreak, quick spread and high yield-reducing nature has been a major challenge to politicians and scientists in Asian countries. This book highlights the major dimensions and issues related to tungro epidemics and its uncertain outbreak. Besides explaining about disease diagnosis, the book explores the nature of tungro epidemics, its spatio-temporal dynamics and associated risk factors. Tungro endemic and epidemic prone area under different rice ecosystems have been discussed accompanied by disease forecasting and strategic management techniques keeping the present and future needs in view. The book is an outstanding and valuable contribution with application of data, diagrams and illustrations. It will be useful to plant pathologists plant protection personnel, agricultural scientists, besides students and teachers of botany and general agriculture.