In vitro culture offers many advantages for yam germplasm conservation, propagation and international distribution. However, low virus titres in the generated tissues pose a challenge for reliable virus detection, which makes it difficult to ensure that planting material is virus-free. In this st...
Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) occurs worldwide and is a harmful pathogen for pepper (Capsicum spp.). Transmission of the virus is normally by insect. The possibility of transmission by seed is less clear. Accessions collected from eight states in Nigeria were evaluated to determine seed transmissib...
Arogundade, O.
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Balogun, O.S.
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Kumar, P.L.
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[Seed transmissibility of Cucumber mosaic virus in Capsicum species]
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Seed transmissibility of Cucumber mosaic virus in Capsicum species
Coyne, D.
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Abberton, M.
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Adetonah, S.
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Ayodele, M.
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Cortada Gonzales, L.
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Gbaguidi, B.
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Hauser, S.
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Kumar, P.L.
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Neuenschwander, P.
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Schut, M.
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Tamo, M.
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[Making integrated pest management (IPM) work in sub-Saharan Africa]
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Making integrated pest management (IPM) work in sub-Saharan Africa
Kumar, P.L.
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[Program overview on Virology and Molecular Diagnostics unit at IITA]
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Program overview on Virology and Molecular Diagnostics unit at IITA
Cassava mosaic disease (CMD) is the major production constraint oncassava (Manihot esculenta) in Angola. Previous reports derived fromsingle samples recorded the presence of African cassava mosaic virus(ACMV) and East African cassava mosaic virus (EACMV) in Angola.Regional CMD ...
Kumar, P.L.
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Akinbade, S.A.
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Dixon, Alfred G.O.
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Mahungu, N.M.
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Mutunda, M.P.
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Kiala, D.
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Legg, J.P.
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[First report of the occurrence of East African cassava mosaic virusUganda (EACMVUG) in Angola]
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First report of the occurrence of East African cassava mosaic virusUganda (EACMVUG) in Angola
Kumar, P.L.
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[Virus indexing and certification in clonal crops: the case of banana]
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Virus indexing and certification in clonal crops: the case of banana
Lepidopteran insect pest species cause heavy damage to the crop yield annually around the globe. Baculoviruses, the nucleopolyhedroviruses and the granuloviruses, act as natural regulators of pest populations including lepidopteran pests, and their potential to be employed as insecticides is well...
Rao, G.R.
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Kumar, C.S.
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Sireesha, K.
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Kumar, P.L.
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[Role of nucleopolyhedroviruses (NPVs) in the management of lepidopteran pests in Asia]
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Role of nucleopolyhedroviruses (NPVs) in the management of lepidopteran pests in Asia
Rabbit polyclonal antibodies (PAbs) were produced against a pure isolate of Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum (Xcm), which is the causal organism of banana Xanthomonas wilt (BXW) disease of banana (Musa spp.) in the Great Lakes region of Africa. Anti-Xcm PAbs were used to develop a direct ant...
Nakato, G.V.
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Akinbade, S.A.
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Kumar, P.L.
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Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit
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Beed, Fen D.
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[Development of ELISA for the detection of Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum, the causal agent of BXW: Banana Xanthomonas Wilt]
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Development of ELISA for the detection of Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum, the causal agent of BXW: Banana Xanthomonas Wilt
Abstract Maize streak virus (MSV) disease is a devastating
disease in the Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), which causes
significant yield loss in maize. Resistance to MSV has
previously been mapped to a major QTL (Msv1) on chromosome
1 that is germplasm and environment independent
and to several minor l...
Nair, S.K.
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Babu, R.
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Magorokosho, C.
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Mahuku, George S.
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Semagn, K.
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Beyene, Y.
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Das, B.
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Makumbi, Dan
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Kumar, P.L.
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Olsen, M.
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Boddupalli, P.M.
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[Fine mapping of Msv1, a major QTL for resistance to Maize Streak Virus leads to development of production markers for breeding pipelines]
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Fine mapping of Msv1, a major QTL for resistance to Maize Streak Virus leads to development of production markers for breeding pipelines
Banana and plantain (Musa spp.), produced in 10.3 million ha in the tropics, are among
the world's top 10 food crops. They are vegetatively propagated using suckers or tissue
culture plants and grown almost as perennial plantations. These are prone to the accumulation
of pests and pathogens, espe...
Kumar, P.L.
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Selvarajan, R.
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Iskra Caruana, M.L.
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Chabannes, M.
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Hanna, R.
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[Biology, etiology, and control of virus diseases of banana and plantain]
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Biology, etiology, and control of virus diseases of banana and plantain