December 2018

Genetic diversity of rice yellow mottle virus from Niger Office and Selingue Development Rural Office in Mali

Virus is the most constraint of rice production in West Africa. Genetic diversity of rice yellow mottle virus (RYMV) was assessed in two rice growing areas of Mali. Forty-three (43) infected rice leaf samples were collected from five locations within the Niger Office and Selingue Development Rural Office rice’s growing areas. The infected samples were confirmed by Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction...

Author(s): Samaké Salimatou, Traoré Diakaridia, Goita Oumarou, Sarra Soungalo, Dao Sognan, Doumbia Bakaye and Amadou Hamadoun Babana