Leaf hopper which acts as a vector in the transmission of Tungro virus disease of rice is?

Sagatella orizicola

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Inazuma dorsalis

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Nilaparvata lugans

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Nephotettix virescens

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The correct option is D Nephotettix virescens
D. Nephotettix virescens
Tungro is the most important disease of rice in South and Southeast Asia. It has caused serious damage to rice production since the late 1960s in Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand. The tungro-associated viruses are transmitted by the green leafhopper, Nephotettix virescens (Distant), and some other leafhopper species in a semi-persistent manner

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