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Exploring the Research Evolution of Cacao Diseases Over the Past Two Decades: A Review

Plant Pathology, Volume 74, Issue 6, Page 1470-1494, August 2025.
A scientometric analysis (1999–2025) reveals multidisciplinary research on cacao diseases, highlighting genomics and global collaboration, with gaps in field validation and knowledge integration. ABSTRACT Cacao (Theobroma cacao) is an economically vital world crop facing threats from various diseases, causing substantial yield losses.
Taís Letícia de Oliveira Santos, Flávia Luiza Araújo Tavares da Silva, Deborah Araújo Dionízio da Silva, Priscilla Efraim   +3 more
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Current Status and Prospects of Virus Elimination in Economically Important Crops of Ethiopia Through Tissue Culture Practices: A Review

Advances in Agriculture, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.
Currently, huge crop losses in countries’ genetic resources result from emerging or re‐emerging plant viral diseases, making food security a constant challenge. A critical examination of recent tissue culture practices in Ethiopia reveals numerous limitations that have contributed to the limited advancements of plant tissue culture (PTC) techniques ...
Ashebir Gogile, Hemalatha Palanivel, Alazar Yeshitila, Kasi Rao Mediga, Abiram Karanam   +4 more
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Identification of the Pink Hibiscus Mealybug, Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green) (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Pseudococcidae) [PDF]

, 1999
The pink hibiscus mealybug, Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green), has spread rapidly in the tropical and subtropical areas of the New World especially throughout the Caribbean Islands, and has rece~t1y been discovered in California, Mexico, and Belize.
Miller, Douglass R.
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Barriers confronting smallholder cassava farmers in the adoption and utilization of climate‐smart agriculture in the Afigya Kwabre South District, Ghana

Climate Resilience and Sustainability, Volume 3, Issue 3, August 2024.
This study investigated the barriers faced by smallholder cassava farmers in adopting climate‐smart agriculture (CSA) practices in the Afigya Kwabre South District, Ghana. Key findings include: Smallholder cassava farmers implemented essential CSA practices, including mulching, mixed farming, crop diversification, and crop rotation.
Frank Baffour‐Ata, Louisa Boakye, Lordina Ekua Acquah, Samuel Boamah Brown, John Dagadu Kafui, Austin Appiah Marfo, Prince Acheampong, Salome Wheagar   +7 more
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Impact assessment of the biological control of the cassava mealybug, Phenacoccus manihoti Matile-Ferrero (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), by the introduced parasitoid Epidinocarsis lopezi (De Santis) (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) [PDF]

, 2017
The impact of Phenacoccus manihoti Matile-Ferrero on growth and tuber yield of cassava, and the results of its biological control by the exotic parasitoid Epidinocarsis lopezi (De Santis) were investigated in a survey of 60 farmers' fields in Ghana and ...
Adjakloe, R., Baumgärtner, J. U., Cudjoe, A. R., Gutierrez, A. P., Hammond, W. N. O., Neuenschwander, P., Regev, U.   +6 more
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Cyanide in cassava: Understanding the drivers, impacts of climate variability, and strategies for food security

Food and Energy Security, Volume 13, Issue 4, July/August 2024.
Abstract The consumption of cassava, a vital staple food for more than 1 billion people worldwide, holds particular significance in sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA). Expansion in cassava production in SSA is driven by increasing market demand, local consumption, and adaptability to diverse environments.
Jacinta Nyaika, Louise Abayomi, Aditya Parmar, Onoriode Coast   +3 more
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Study on the origin of cacao swollen shoot virus and its dispersal on cacao trees in West Africa [W112] [PDF]

, 2015
Cacao swollen shoot virus (CSSV) is a member of the family Caulimoviridae, genus Badnavirus naturally transmitted to Theobroma cacao by several mealybug species.
Abrokwah, Francis, Dzahini-Obiatey, Henry, Iskra Caruana, Marie-Line, Kouakou, Koffie, Mississo, Essivi, Muller, Emmanuelle   +5 more
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The effects of agricultural output market access interventions on agricultural, socio‐economic, food security, and nutrition outcomes in low‐ and middle‐income countries: A systematic review

Campbell Systematic Reviews, Volume 20, Issue 2, June 2024.
Abstract Background An estimated two billion people do not have sufficient access to nutritious food, and nearly half are dependent on small‐scale and subsistence farming. Projections show that the global population is not on track to reach the Sustainable Development Goals.
Pierre Marion, Etienne Lwamba, Andrea Floridi, Suvarna Pande, Megha Bhattacharyya, Sarah Young, Paul Fenton Villar, Shannon Shisler   +7 more
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Pest risk assessment of Leucinodes orbonalis for the European Union

EFSA Journal, Volume 22, Issue 3, March 2024.
Abstract Following a request from the European Commission, the EFSA Panel on Plant Health performed a quantitative risk assessment of Leucinodes orbonalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), the eggplant fruit and shoot borer, for the EU. The assessment focused on potential pathways for entry, climatic conditions favouring establishment, spread and impact ...
EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH), Claude Bragard, Paula Baptista, Elisavet Chatzivassiliou, Francesco Di Serio, Paolo Gonthier, Josep Anton Jaques Miret, Annemarie Fejer Justesen, Alan MacLeod, Christer Sven Magnusson, Panagiotis Milonas, Juan A. Navas‐Cortes, Stephen Parnell, Roel Potting, Philippe Lucien Reignault, Emilio Stefani, Hans‐Hermann Thulke, Antonio Vicent Civera, Jonathan Yuen, Lucia Zappalà, Richard Mally, Ewelina Czwienczek, Alex Gobbi, Júlia López Mercadal, Andrea Maiorano, Olaf Mosbach‐Schulz, Marco Pautasso, Eugenio Rossi, Giuseppe Stancanelli, Sara Tramontini, Wopke Van der Werf   +30 more
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Case Study Summary: Cassava Transformation in Nigeria [PDF]

, 2015
Conference Paper No ...
Nweke, Felix
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