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Cassava brown streak: A deadly virus on the move
Plant Pathology, Volume 73, Issue 2, Page 221-241, February 2024.A farmer reveals extensive storage root rot caused by cassava brown streak disease [Photo credit James Legg]. Abstract The beginning of the 21st century witnessed a vast and devastating upsurge in the incidence and spread of cassava brown streak ipomovirus disease (CBSD) in eastern countries of sub‐Saharan Africa that decimated crops and jeopardized ...
Fran Robson, Diane L. Hird, Eric Boa
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Climate change adaptation in agriculture: Ex ante analysis of promising and alternative crop technologies using DSSAT and IMPACT [PDF]
, 2015 Achieving and maintaining global food security is challenged by changes in population, income, and climate, among other drivers. Assessing these challenges and possible solutions over the coming decades requires a rigorous multidisciplinary approach.
Cenacchi, N. +14 more
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International Journal of Agronomy, Volume 2024, Issue 1, 2024.Pineapple mealybug wilt disease (PMWD) is a complex and most destructive viral disease constraining pineapple production world over. Pineapple mealybug wilt disease is transmitted by mealybugs (Dysmicoccus species). Currently, in Uganda, the population of Dysmicoccus brevipes that can transmit PMWD is not known.
B. Bua +4 more
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Controlling African Cassava Mosaic Disease [PDF]
, 2015 African cassava mosaic disease (ACMD)is caused by a virus and, as its implies, appears to be confined to Africa.A similar disease caused by a closelyrelated virus occurs in India, but the virus which causes the disease known ascassava mosaic disease ...
Guthrie, John
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Safe handling and movement of cocoa germplasm for breeding [PDF]
, 2018 Cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) originated in South America, but is now cultivated in various parts of the tropics. Movement of cocoa germplasm is often required in breeding programmes to increase the genetic diversity pool or to test clones/progeny in the ...
Daymond, Andrew
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Controlling cassava mosaic virus and cassava mealybug in Sub-Saharan Africa: [PDF]
millions fed, Cassava, mosaic virus, mealybug,
Nweke, Felix
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International Award for Pearl Millet Research [PDF]
, 1996 CGIAR news release issued out of its 1996 International Centers Week on a ceremony during that meeting at which ICRISAT was presented the King Badouin International Agricultural Research Award by Belgian ambassador to the United States H. E.
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The mango tree in central and northern Benin : inventario de los cultivares, estimacion de los rendimientos, fases afectadas y perdidas causadas por las moscas de las frutas (Diptera Tephritidae) [PDF]
, 2008 Le manguier occupe une place particulièrement importante dans l'économie rurale des zones centrales et septentrionales du Bénin. Pendant la fin de la saison sèche, la mangue constitue un apport nutritionnel fondamental par sa forte teneur en nutriments ...
Bouéyi, Serge Patrick +4 more
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Biocontrol of cassava mealybugs in the rainforest zone of Ghana
, 1990 Imperial Users ...
Cudjoe, Anthony Richmond +1 more
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Recent growth in African cassava [PDF]
According to the authors, "Cassava serves as a staple food for 200 million Africans, second only to maize in its calorie contribution. In response to a series of devastating attacks by cassava diseases and pests over the past several decades, the ...
Haggblade, Steven +2 more
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