PLoS Computational Biology, 2020 Cassava brown streak disease (CBSD) is a rapidly spreading viral disease that affects a major food security crop in sub-Saharan Africa. Currently, there are several proposed management interventions to minimize loss in infected fields.
Alex C Ferris +3 more
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Prevalence and genetic diversity of endosymbiotic bacteria infecting cassava whiteflies in Africa [PDF]
, 2015 Background: Cassava provides over half of the dietary requirement for more than 200 million poor in Africa. In recent years, cassava has been affected by an epidemic of a virus disease called cassava brown streak disease (CBSD) that is spreading in much ...
Bouvaine, Sophie +2 more
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Highre-solution linkage map and chromosome-scale genome assembly for cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) from 10 populations [PDF]
, 2016 Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is a major staple crop in Africa, Asia, and South America, and its starchy roots provide nourishment for 800 million people worldwide.
International Cassava Genetic Map Consortium
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Deep Learning for Image-Based Cassava Disease Detection
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2017 Cassava is the third largest source of carbohydrates for human food in the world but is vulnerable to virus diseases, which threaten to destabilize food security in sub-Saharan Africa.
Amanda Ramcharan +7 more
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Fitness costs associated with infections of secondary endosymbionts in the cassava whitefly species Bemisia tabaci [PDF]
, 2017 We investigated the dual effects of bacterial infections and diseased cassava plants on the fitness and biology of the Bemisia tabaci infesting cassava in Africa. Isofemale B.
Bouvaine, Sophie +4 more
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AgronomyCassava mosaic disease (CMD) and cassava brown streak disease (CBSD) are the two main viral diseases threatening cassava production in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Clerisse M. Casinga +10 more
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Impact of climate change on cassava farming a case study of Wabinyonyi sub county Nakasongola District [PDF]
, 2018 Cassava is a potential crop to improve the livelihood of people but findings from this research through conducting interviews from respondents show that 97.8% responded that climate change contributed to the decline in yield.
Magado, Ronald, Ssekyewa, Charles
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Sequencing wild and cultivated cassava and related species reveals extensive interspecific hybridization and genetic diversity [PDF]
, 2016 Cassava (Manihot esculenta) provides calories and nutrition for more than half a billion people. It was domesticated by native Amazonian peoples through cultivation of the wild progenitor M. esculenta ssp.
Bart, R.S. +20 more
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Virus-host interactions in the cassava brown streak disease pathosystem [PDF]
, 2012 The research seeks to understand the virus-host plant interactions for cassava brown streak disease (CBSD) caused by two viruses, Cassava brown streak virus (CBSV) and Ugandan Cassava brown streak virus (UCBSV) of the genus Ipomovirus, family Potyviridae.
Mohammed, Ibrahim Umar
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Impact of brown streak necrosis on cassava value addition [PDF]
The main aim of this study was to investigate the quality and quantities of cassava flour produced and value chain development as a result of cassava brown streak disease (CBSD).
Abayomi, Louise A. +3 more
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