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
Potyviruses (genus Potyvirus; family Potyviridae) are widely distributed and represent one of the most economically important genera of plant viruses. Therefore, their accurate detection is a key factor in developing efficient control strategies. However, this can sometimes be problematic particu...
Silva, G.
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Oyekanmi, J.
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Nkere, C.K.
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Bömer, M.
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Kumar, P.L.
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Seal, S.E.
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[Rapid detection of potyviruses from crude plant extracts]
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Rapid detection of potyviruses from crude plant extracts
Millions of people in the West African sub-region depend on yam for food and income. In 2008, cucumber mosaic virus (CMV), one of the most economically important plant viruses was detected in yam fields in Ghana, Benin and Togo, three of the five topmost yam producing countries in the world. Some...
Eni, A.
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Kumar, P.L.
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Asiedu, Robert
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Alabi, O.J.
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Naidu, R.
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Hughes, J.
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Rey, M.E.C.
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[Characterization of cucumber mosaic virus isolated from yam (Dioscorea spp.) in West Africa]
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Characterization of cucumber mosaic virus isolated from yam (Dioscorea spp.) in West Africa
Maize yellow mosaic virus (MaYMV; genus Polerovirus; family Luteoviridae) was recently characterized from maize in China and subsequently detected in mixed infection with sugarcane mosaic virus (genus Potyvirus; family Potyviridae) in sugarcane and itch grass in Nigeria. This study was conducted ...