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Targeting dCas9‐SunTag to a Susceptibility Gene Promoter Is Sufficient for CRISPR Interference [PDF]

Plant Direct
Cassava production in sub‐Saharan Africa is severely impacted by diseases. Most pathogens require interaction with host susceptibility factors to complete their life cycles and cause disease.
Zuh‐Jyh Daniel Lin, Gabriela L. Hernandez, Myia K. Stanton, Xingguo Zheng, Kerrigan B. Gilbert, Kira M. Veley, Greg Jensen, Marisa Yoder, Suhua Feng, Basudev Ghoshal, Jason Gardiner, Ming Wang, Steven E. Jacobsen, James C. Carrington, Rebecca S. Bart   +14 more
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PAL1 gene of the phenylpropanoid pathway increases resistance to the Cassava brown streak virus in cassava [PDF]

Virology Journal, 2021
Background The phenylalanine ammonia lyase genes play crucial role in plant response to biotic and abiotic stresses. In this study, we characterized the role of PAL genes in increasing resistance to the Cassava brown streak virus that causes the ...
Siji Kavil, Gerald Otti, Sophie Bouvaine, Andrew Armitage, Midatharahally N. Maruthi   +4 more
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Characterization of Brown Streak Virus–Resistant Cassava [PDF]

Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, 2016
Cassava brown streak disease (CBSD) has become a major constraint to cassava production in East and Central Africa. The identification of new sources of CBSD resistance is essential to deploy CBSD mitigation strategies, as the disease is progressing ...
Ravi B. Anjanappa, Devang Mehta, M. N. Maruthi, Edward Kanju, Wilhelm Gruissem, Hervé Vanderschuren   +5 more
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Unlocking Cassava Brown Streak Disease Resistance in Cassava: Insights from Genetic Variability and Combining Ability

Agronomy
Cassava brown streak disease (CBSD) threatens cassava production in sub-Saharan Africa despite the availability of resistant varieties. Extreme environmental factors weaken plant defenses, reducing CBSD resistance. This study examined CBSD inheritance in
Karoline Leonard Sichalwe, Siraj Ismail Kayondo, Richard Edema, Mikidadi Abubakar Omari, Heneriko Kulembeka, Patrick Rubaihayo, Edward Kanju   +6 more
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Detection of cassava brown streak ipomoviruses in aphids collected from cassava plants [PDF]

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2023
Cassava is an important staple food in Africa and a major source of carbohydrates for 800 million people globally. However, cassava suffers severe yield losses caused by many factors including pests and diseases.
Sarah Nanyiti, Richard Kabaalu, Titus Alicai, Phillip Abidrabo, Susan E. Seal, Sophie Bouvaine, Andy M. Bailey, Gary D. Foster   +7 more
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Training Population Optimization for Prediction of Cassava Brown Streak Disease Resistance in West African Clones

G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, 2018
Cassava production in the central, southern and eastern parts of Africa is under threat by cassava brown streak virus (CBSV). Yield losses of up to 100% occur in cases of severe infections of edible roots.
Alfred Ozimati, Robert Kawuki, Williams Esuma, Ismail Siraj Kayondo, Marnin Wolfe, Roberto Lozano, Ismail Rabbi, Peter Kulakow, Jean-Luc Jannink   +8 more
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Real-time reverse transcription recombinase polymerase amplification (RT-RPA) assay for detection of cassava brown streak viruses [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Cassava brown streak disease (CBSD) caused by Cassava brown streak virus (CBSV) and Ugandan cassava brown streak virus (UCBSV) is the most economically important viral disease of cassava.
Florence M. Munguti, Dora C. Kilalo, Hillary K. Yegon, Isaac Macharia, Susan E. Seal, Agnes W. Mwango’mbe, Evans N. Nyaboga, Gonçalo Silva   +7 more
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Optimizing crop varietal mixtures for viral disease management: A case study on cassava virus epidemics. [PDF]

PLoS Computational Biology
Cassava viral diseases, including Cassava Mosaic Disease (CMD) and Cassava Brown Streak Disease (CBSD), pose significant threats to global food security, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa.
Israël Tankam Chedjou, Ruairí Donnelly, Christopher A Gilligan   +2 more
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Computational models for improving surveillance for the early detection of direct introduction of cassava brown streak disease in Nigeria. [PDF]

PLoS ONE
Cassava is a key source of calories for smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa but its role as a food security crop is threatened by the cross-continental spread of cassava brown streak disease (CBSD) that causes high yield losses.
Alex C Ferris, Richard O J H Stutt, David S Godding, Ibrahim Umar Mohammed, Chukwuemeka K Nkere, Angela O Eni, Justin S Pita, Christopher A Gilligan   +7 more
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Current and future scenarios of suitability and expansion of cassava brown streak disease, Bemisia tabaci species complex, and cassava planting in Africa [PDF]

PeerJ
Cassava (Manihot esculenta) is among the most important staple crops globally, with an imperative role in supporting the Sustainable Development Goal of ‘Zero hunger’.
Geofrey Sikazwe, Rosita Endah epse Yocgo, Pietro Landi, David M. Richardson, Cang Hui   +4 more
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