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PLDC‐Net: A Domain‐Specific Base Model for Plant Leaf Disease Classification Domain Adaptation Tasks
Plant Direct, Volume 10, Issue 4, April 2026.ABSTRACT Plant diseases are the cause of heavy losses of crop production and, therefore, a big contributor to food shortages. Identifying these diseases as early as possible is important to limit the negative effects that these diseases have on the yields, as slow response time will lead to the spread of diseases and further loss.
David J. Richter, Kyungbaek Kim
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Insects, 2020 Bemisia tabaci is an important vector of cassava brown streak viruses and cassava mosaic begomoviruses, the causal agents of cassava brown streak disease and cassava mosaic disease (CMD), respectively.
Patrick Chiza Chikoti +5 more
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Crop Science, Volume 66, Issue 2, March/April 2026.Abstract Modernizing cassava breeding programs (CBPs) is critical to increase genetic gain, close the yield gap, and ensure food availability, accessibility, and affordability to support livelihood transformation and economic development in sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA).
Edwige Gaby Nkouaya Mbanjo +10 more
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Plant pathogen profiling with the EpiPvr package
Methods in Ecology and Evolution, Volume 17, Issue 3, Page 837-849, March 2026.Abstract This study introduces a flexible framework for epidemiological profiling of insect‐borne plant pathogens (IBPPs), utilising readily available experimental data. The framework is applicable to most IBPPs transmitted by insects feeding on plant veins, with particular relevance to whitefly‐borne viruses that impact cassava production in sub ...
Ruairí Donnelly +2 more
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Insecticide Use by Small-Scale Ugandan Cassava Growers: An Economic Analysis
Agriculture, 2023 Cassava is the second most important source of calories in Sub-Saharan Africa. It is subject to economically important yield losses from viral diseases, including cassava brown streak disease and cassava mosaic disease.
Irene Bayiyana +5 more
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Plant Breeding, Volume 145, Issue 1, Page 132-141, February 2026.ABSTRACT The Interspecific Urochloa recurrent selection breeding programme at CIAT aims to integrate desirable traits such as resistance and tolerance to spittlebugs (Hemiptera: Cercopidae), the main insect pest affecting these pastures in Latin America.
Luis Hernandez +4 more
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PLoS Pathogens, 2022 Cassava brown streak disease (CBSD), dubbed the "Ebola of plants", is a serious threat to food security in Africa caused by two viruses of the family Potyviridae: cassava brown streak virus (CBSV) and Ugandan (U)CBSV.
Adrian A Valli +11 more
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Influence of Olfaction in Host-Selection Behavior of the Cassava Whitefly Bemisia tabaci
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2021 Cassava is a vital food-security crop in Sub-Saharan Africa. Cassava crops are, however, severely affected by viral diseases transmitted by members of the whitefly species complex Bemisia tabaci.
Latifa M. Mrisho +6 more
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Evaluating the Efficacy of Convolutional Neural Networks: Disease Detection in Crops
Advances in Agriculture, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.Crop diseases pose a significant risk to agricultural productivity, particularly in sub‐Saharan Africa, where cassava (Manihot esculenta), plantain (Musa paradisiaca), and cocoa (Theobroma cacao) serve as essential crops. There is an urgent need for innovative plant disease detection methods to enhance control measures and preventive strategies to ...
Stephen Ardey Mensah +8 more
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Advances in Agriculture, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.This study explored the variation in taro leaf blight disease (TLBD) in Colocasia esculenta by examining five parent genotypes and their corresponding 20 single‐cross hybrids. A full diallel crossing design was employed and assessed under both naturally occurring field infections and controlled artificial inoculations.
Esther Fobi Donkor +5 more
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