Cassava mosaic

Although cassava shows resilience against a myriad of pests and diseases, including several of viral aetiology, two virus disease complexes, cassava brown streak disease and cassava mosaic disease (CMD), are the major yield-limiting biotic constraints to its production in sub-Sahara Africa. Subseque...

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Main Authors: Alabi, O.J., Mulenga, R., Legg, James P.
Format: Book Chapter
Language:Inglés
Published: CAB International 2015
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/78283
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description Although cassava shows resilience against a myriad of pests and diseases, including several of viral aetiology, two virus disease complexes, cassava brown streak disease and cassava mosaic disease (CMD), are the major yield-limiting biotic constraints to its production in sub-Sahara Africa. Subsequent studies have recorded the occurrence of many virus species, all of which belong to the genus Begomovirus (family Geminiviridae), in CMD-affected plants. This chapter presents the symptopms, causative viruses, epidemiology, economic impact, monitoring and management of CMD. The genome structure, function and diversity, host range, transmission, detection and distribution of the causal agent are also described. An integrated approach that takes into consideration 'traditional' versus 'novel', 'ancient' versus 'modern', and 'conventional' versus 'unconventional' solutions will hold better promise for a comprehensive ecologically friendly and economically sustainable CMD management effort in sub-Saharan Africa. In line with this, largely neglected components of the CMG-cassava pathosystem such as volunteer cassava plants and alternative hosts of CMGs, abundance of natural enemies of Bemisia tabaci and the use of transgenic resistance will need to form part of an overall CMD management strategy.
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spelling CGSpace782832024-01-09T09:55:59Z Cassava mosaic Alabi, O.J. Mulenga, R. Legg, James P. cassava agriculture african cassava mosaic virus detection disease resistance disease transmission disease vectors economic impact epidemiology genetic variation Although cassava shows resilience against a myriad of pests and diseases, including several of viral aetiology, two virus disease complexes, cassava brown streak disease and cassava mosaic disease (CMD), are the major yield-limiting biotic constraints to its production in sub-Sahara Africa. Subsequent studies have recorded the occurrence of many virus species, all of which belong to the genus Begomovirus (family Geminiviridae), in CMD-affected plants. This chapter presents the symptopms, causative viruses, epidemiology, economic impact, monitoring and management of CMD. The genome structure, function and diversity, host range, transmission, detection and distribution of the causal agent are also described. An integrated approach that takes into consideration 'traditional' versus 'novel', 'ancient' versus 'modern', and 'conventional' versus 'unconventional' solutions will hold better promise for a comprehensive ecologically friendly and economically sustainable CMD management effort in sub-Saharan Africa. In line with this, largely neglected components of the CMG-cassava pathosystem such as volunteer cassava plants and alternative hosts of CMGs, abundance of natural enemies of Bemisia tabaci and the use of transgenic resistance will need to form part of an overall CMD management strategy. 2015-01 2016-12-13T11:13:35Z 2016-12-13T11:13:35Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/78283 en Limited Access CAB International Alabi, O.J. Mulenga, R. & Legg, J. (2015). Cassava mosaic. In P. Tennant and G. Fermin, Virus diseases of tropical and subtropical crops(56-72). Oxfordshire, CABI Wallingford
spellingShingle cassava
agriculture
african cassava mosaic virus
detection disease
resistance disease
transmission disease
vectors economic impact
epidemiology
genetic variation
Alabi, O.J.
Mulenga, R.
Legg, James P.
Cassava mosaic
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title_full Cassava mosaic
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agriculture
african cassava mosaic virus
detection disease
resistance disease
transmission disease
vectors economic impact
epidemiology
genetic variation
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