Two viruses naturally infect Musa in Nigeria: banana streak badnavirus (BSV) and cucumber mosaic cucumovirus (CMV). During a recent field survey at Ibadan (Nigeria), some severely stunted banana plants (cv. Valery) were found that tested negative for CMV, banana bunchy-top virus, and BSV. The pla...
Hughes, J.
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Speijer, P.
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Olatunde, O.
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[Banana die-back virus- a new virus infecting banana in Nigeria]
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Banana die-back virus- a new virus infecting banana in Nigeria
Millions of people around the world, particularly in West Africa, depend on yam for food and income, however global yam production has been fluctuating since 2007. Virus infections contribute to yam yield losses and the occurrence of mixed virus infections is potentially catastrophic. Planting of...
Eni, A.
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Hughes, J.
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Asiedu, Robert
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Rey, M.
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[Incidence and diversity of mixed viruses lower in yam tubers and tuber sprouts compared with field leaf samples: Implications for virusfree planting material control strategy]
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Incidence and diversity of mixed viruses lower in yam tubers and tuber sprouts compared with field leaf samples: Implications for virusfree planting material control strategy
Many isolates of cocoa swollen shoot virus (CSSV) have been found in Ghana. Relationships between these isolates have been based on symptom expression and limited serological information. This paper reports on the serological relationships between 44 accessions of CSSV using the virobacterial agg...
Hughes, J.
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Adomako, D.
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Ollennu, L.A.
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[Evidence from the virobacterial agglutination test for the existence of eight serogroups of cocoa swollen shoot virus]
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Evidence from the virobacterial agglutination test for the existence of eight serogroups of cocoa swollen shoot virus