Dr. Rita Noveriza is currently working as Researcher at Indonesian Spices and Medicinal Crop Research Institute (ISMCRI), Indonesian Agency for Agricultural Research and Development (IAARD), Indonesia. She has completed her Ph.D. in Plant Protection from Bogor Agricultural University, Bogor, Indonesia. Her main area of interest focuses on Phytopathology, Virology. Her area of expertise includes Plant Protection, Phytopathology, Virology, Mycology, Plant Pathology, Microbiology, Biological Control, Biocontrol, Patchouli Disease, Black Pepper Disease, Pogostemon Cablin, Piper Nigrum, RT-PCR, DIBA, TBIA, Serology Test, Biopesticide, Potyvirus, CMV, TeMV, BBWV2, Fabavirus, Potexvirus, Antiviral, Elimination Virus, Mosaic Disease, Aphid Vector, CymMV, and ELISA. She has 10 publications in journals as author/co-author.