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 ...
Murithi, H.
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Owati, A.
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Madata, C.S.
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Joosten, M.
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Beed, Fen D.
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Kumar, P.L.
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[First report of 16SrIIC subgroup phytoplasma causing phyllody and witches broom disease in soybean in Tanzania]
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First report of 16SrIIC subgroup phytoplasma causing phyllody and witches broom disease in soybean in Tanzania
Taro (Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott) is an important food crop cultivated for its edible tubers in Ghana. In May 2009, outbreaks of a destructive leaf disease were observed on several taro farms in the Atiwa, East- Akim, Fanteakwa, West-Akim, and New Juaben districts of the Eastern Region of Gh...
Omane, E.
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Oduro, K. A.
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Cornelius, E.
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Opoku, I.
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Akrofi, Andrews
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Sharma, K.
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Kumar, P.L.
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Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit
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[First report of leaf blight of Taro (Colocasia esculenta) caused by Phytophthora colocasiae in Ghana]
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First report of leaf blight of Taro (Colocasia esculenta) caused by Phytophthora colocasiae in Ghana
Soybean (Glycine max L.) is an important grain legume cultivated on approximately 1.24 million ha in
Africa (1). Malawi ranks fourth in area of production in Africa, with 75,000 ha in 2009 (1). Soybean is
also gaining importance in Mozambique and several other southern African countries due to
di...
Sharma, K.
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Kumar, P.L.
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Tamo, M.
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Tefera, H.
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Boahen, S.
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[First report of soybean witchesbroom disease caused by Group 16SrII phytoplasma in soybean in Malawi and Mozambique]
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First report of soybean witchesbroom disease caused by Group 16SrII phytoplasma in soybean in Malawi and Mozambique
Hauser, S.
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Clifford, G.
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Pasberg-Gauhl, C.
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Gauhl, F.
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Akello, J.
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Jacobsen, K.
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Norgrove, L.
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Coyne, D.
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Kumar, P.L.
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Mahuku, G.
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Kaushal, M.
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Nakato, V.
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Tripathi, L.
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Tripathi, J.
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[Identifying and managing plant health risks for key African crops: banana and plantain]
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Identifying and managing plant health risks for key African crops: banana and plantain
Cassava bacterial blight (CBB), incited by Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. manihotis (Xam), is the most important bacterial disease of cassava, a staple food source for millions of people in developing countries. Here we present a widely applicable strategy for elucidating the virulence components of ...
Bart, R.
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Cohn, M.
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Kassen, A.
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McCallum, E.
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Shybut, M.
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Petriello, A.
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Krasileva, K.
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Dahlbeck, D.
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Medina, C.
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Alicai, Titus
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Kumar, P.L.
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Moreira, L.
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Neto, J.
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Verdier, Valérie
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Santana, M.
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Kositcharoenkul, N.
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Vanderschuren, H.
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Gruissem, W.
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Bernal, A.
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Staskawicz, B.
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[Highthroughput genomic sequencing of cassava bacterial blight strains identifies conserved effectors to target for durable resistance]
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Highthroughput genomic sequencing of cassava bacterial blight strains identifies conserved effectors to target for durable resistance
Mignouna, B.D.
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Kumar, P.L.
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Coyne, D.
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Bandyopadhyay, R.
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Ortega-Beltran, A.
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Bhattacharjee, R.
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De Koeyer, D.
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[Identifying and managing plant health risks for key African crops: yam, taro and cocoyam]
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Identifying and managing plant health risks for key African crops: yam, taro and cocoyam