Cassava is an important food staple in the coastal provinces of east and southern Africa. However, its production is adversely affected by cassava brown streak virus disease (CBSD). CBSD first reported from Amani, Tanzania in 1936, is now considered to be one of the major biotic constraints to ca...
Kanju, E.
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Mahungu, N.M.
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Whyte, J.
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Dixon, A.
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[Association between zigzag stem habit and resistance/tolerance to cassava brown streak virus disease]
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Association between zigzag stem habit and resistance/tolerance to cassava brown streak virus disease
Highlights are presented on the status of knowledge about cassava mosaic disease (CMD) and its causal agents in Nigeria. The disease occurs in all the agroecologies where cassava is grown, from the humid forest in the south to the semiarid and arid agroecologies in the north. The severity is gene...
Ogbe, F.
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Atiri, G.
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Thottappilly, G.
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Dixon, A.
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[Cassava mosaic disease and its causal agents: the Nigeria situation]
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Cassava mosaic disease and its causal agents: the Nigeria situation
A countrywide survey on cassava constraints in D.R. Congo was initiated in 2002 and completed in 2004 with the aim of assessing the health status of cassava in various agro-ecological zones of the 11 provinces of the country. The survey permitted to update the list of diseases and pests that cont...
Tata-Hangy, K.W.
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Legg, J.P.
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Hanna, R.
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Toko, M.
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Lema, K.M.
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Dixon, A.
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Mahungu, N.M.
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[Incidence and distribution of cassava diseases and pests in the Democratic Republic of Congo]
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Incidence and distribution of cassava diseases and pests in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Onyeka, T.
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Dixon, A.
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Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit
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Okechukwu, R.
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Bamkefa, B.
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[Distribution and current status of bacterial blight and fungal diseases of cassava in Nigeria: ICP technical report 01]
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Distribution and current status of bacterial blight and fungal diseases of cassava in Nigeria: ICP technical report 01
Cassava is an important food crop in the East African coastal lowlands. However, yields are low due to various reasons amongst which are pests and diseases. Cassava brown streak virus disease (CBSD) is one of the major diseases of economic importance in Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique and Malawi. Yie...
Kanju, E.E.
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Masumba, E.A.
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Masawe, M.
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Tollano, S.
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Muli, B.
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Zacharias, A.
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Mahungu, N.M.
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Khizzah, B.
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Whyte, J.
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Dixon, A.
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[Breeding cassava for brown streak resistance: regional cassava variety development strategy based on farmers and consumer preferences]
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Breeding cassava for brown streak resistance: regional cassava variety development strategy based on farmers and consumer preferences
Nweke, F.
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Otim-Nape, W.
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Dixon, A.
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Asadu, C.
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Baguma, Yona K.
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Ajobo, O.
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Ugwu, B.
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Bua, A.
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Masembe-Kajubi, H.
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[Production prospects for cassava in Uganda]
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Production prospects for cassava in Uganda