Cassava brown streak

Cassava 'brown streak' disease (CBSD) is an economically important constraint in important cassava-growing areas of East, Central and Southern Africa. In addition to causing a dry necrotic rot in the tuberous roots of infected plants, which can render them inedible, CBSD depresses yields through red...

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Autores principales: Legg, James P., Kumar, P. Lava, Kanju, E.
Formato: Capítulo de libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: CAB International 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/78292
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description Cassava 'brown streak' disease (CBSD) is an economically important constraint in important cassava-growing areas of East, Central and Southern Africa. In addition to causing a dry necrotic rot in the tuberous roots of infected plants, which can render them inedible, CBSD depresses yields through reducing plant growth. This pandemic of CBSD is driven by the high abundance of the whitefly vector, Bemisia tabaci, coupled with uncontrolled movements of infected cuttings used as planting material. This chapter describes the disease symptoms, distribution, economic impact, aetiology, epidemiology and management strategies of CBSD. The taxonomy, genome organization, diversity, host range, transmission and diagnostic methods of the causal agent are also described. Both host plant resistance and cultural methods are being used to manage the effects of the disease. Recent progress in both field- and laboratory-based experimentation to develop effective control strategies for CBSD means that there are improved prospects for tackling this important constraint to cassava production in future years.
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spelling CGSpace782922024-01-09T09:55:58Z Cassava brown streak Legg, James P. Kumar, P. Lava Kanju, E. aetiology cassava yield losses crop yield taxonomy symptoms plant viruses cultural control plant pests plant pathogens plant diseases disease control cultural methods insect pests detection host range geographical distribution genomics genetic variation disease resistance disease transmission disease vectors economic impact epidemiology Cassava 'brown streak' disease (CBSD) is an economically important constraint in important cassava-growing areas of East, Central and Southern Africa. In addition to causing a dry necrotic rot in the tuberous roots of infected plants, which can render them inedible, CBSD depresses yields through reducing plant growth. This pandemic of CBSD is driven by the high abundance of the whitefly vector, Bemisia tabaci, coupled with uncontrolled movements of infected cuttings used as planting material. This chapter describes the disease symptoms, distribution, economic impact, aetiology, epidemiology and management strategies of CBSD. The taxonomy, genome organization, diversity, host range, transmission and diagnostic methods of the causal agent are also described. Both host plant resistance and cultural methods are being used to manage the effects of the disease. Recent progress in both field- and laboratory-based experimentation to develop effective control strategies for CBSD means that there are improved prospects for tackling this important constraint to cassava production in future years. 2015-01 2016-12-13T12:39:31Z 2016-12-13T12:39:31Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/78292 en Limited Access CAB International Legg, J., Kumar, P.L. & Kanju, E. (2015). Cassava brown streak. In P. Tennant and G. Fermin, Virus diseases of tropical and subtropical crops(42-55). Oxfordshire, CABI Wallingford
spellingShingle aetiology
cassava
yield losses
crop yield
taxonomy
symptoms
plant viruses
cultural control
plant pests
plant pathogens
plant diseases
disease control
cultural methods
insect pests
detection
host range
geographical distribution
genomics
genetic variation
disease resistance disease transmission disease vectors economic impact epidemiology
Legg, James P.
Kumar, P. Lava
Kanju, E.
Cassava brown streak
title Cassava brown streak
title_full Cassava brown streak
title_fullStr Cassava brown streak
title_full_unstemmed Cassava brown streak
title_short Cassava brown streak
title_sort cassava brown streak
topic aetiology
cassava
yield losses
crop yield
taxonomy
symptoms
plant viruses
cultural control
plant pests
plant pathogens
plant diseases
disease control
cultural methods
insect pests
detection
host range
geographical distribution
genomics
genetic variation
disease resistance disease transmission disease vectors economic impact epidemiology
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/78292
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