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Viruses, 2020 Virus disease pandemics and epidemics that occur in the world’s staple food crops pose a major threat to global food security, especially in developing countries with tropical or subtropical climates.
Roger A. C. Jones
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Food Science &Nutrition, Volume 13, Issue 6, June 2025.The manuscript highlights the potential of GMF to address food insecurity in Africa by improving crop yields, enhancing nutritional value, and reducing reliance on agrochemicals. However, there are public concerns about safety, environmental risks, and ethical implications, coupled with misinformation and inadequate regulatory frameworks that hinder ...
Adeola Omotosha Dolapo +11 more
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Cassava Mosaic and Brown Streak Diseases: Current Perspectives and Beyond
, 2017 Cassava is the fourth largest source of calories in the world but is subject to economically important yield losses due to viral diseases, including cassava brown streak disease and cassava mosaic disease.
Chrissie Rey, Hervé Vanderschuren
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Plant Pathology, Volume 74, Issue 4, Page 1068-1077, May 2025.The early defence response in cassava plants is associated with EACMV‐Ug resistance, while the susceptible varieties' response is delayed and expresses fewer unique differentially expressed genes. ABSTRACT Cassava mosaic begomoviruses (CMBs) cause the economically important cassava mosaic disease (CMD) in cassava.
Erica Ngwensang +2 more
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, 2020 Cassava brown streak disease (CBSD), caused by two viruses (Cassava brown streak virus and Ugandan cassava brown streak virus) is one of the most important diseases affecting cassava in East and Central Africa.
Monde, G. +3 more
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Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Volume 55, Issue 2, Page 302-326, April 2025.ABSTRACT Crop production plays a crucial role in ensuring global food security and maintaining economic stability. The presence of bacterial phytopathogens, particularly Xanthomonas species (a key focus of this review), poses significant threats to crops, leading to substantial economic losses.
Shannon F. Greer +3 more
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Maize Streak Virus: diversity and virulence
, 2000 Zea mays was first introduced to Africa in Ghana by Portuguese traders in the 16th century. The steady spread of maize cultivation since then has made it the most important cereal crop in Africa today.
Martin, Darren Patrick
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Commodity risk assessment of Prunus spp. plants from United Kingdom
EFSA Journal, Volume 23, Issue 4, April 2025.Abstract The European Commission requested the EFSA Panel on Plant Health to prepare and deliver risk assessments for commodities listed in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2019 as ‘High risk plants, plant products and other objects’. This Scientific Opinion covers plant health risks posed by: grafted potted plants up to 15 years old or ...
EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH) +37 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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, 2019 Cassava brown streak disease (CBSD) is a severe virus disease of cassava and prevalent in the eastern regions of Africa. The disease is characterized by distinct vein chlorosis and streak symptoms on leaves and stems and necrosis of storage roots.
Samar Sheat (6688130) +3 more
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