The different alternatives for disease control in cassava, reported as efficient and that could be taken into account when designing technological packages for cassava production, are summarized. These are cultu-ral control (crop rotation, planting on furrows, elimination of crop resi-dues, dista...
The main pathological problems of the cassava crop are summarized. Four bacterial diseases have been identified and their causal agents characterized: CBB, angular leaf spot, bacterial stem rot, and bacterial stem gall. Two mycoplasmal problems, witches` broom and antholysis, have been identified...
The existence of endophytes in cassava was suspected for the following reasons: (a) A wide range variation of root yield is frequent among disease-symptomless plants growing on the same plot; (b) root yield of low-yielding, virus-free plants of traditional clones can be increased by meristem cult...
Rivera, MF
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Laberry Saavedra, Rafael Alberto
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Lozano, J.C.
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[Evidences for endophytes parasiting traditional clones of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz)]
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Evidences for endophytes parasiting traditional clones of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz)
Recent investigations on cassava and its relationships with Pseudomonas fluorescens and P. putida have shown (a) Isolates with none or very mild inhibition of pathogenic bacteria and fungi; (b) isolates that strongly inhibit pathogenic bacteria, with none or very mild inhibition of fungi; (c) iso...
Lozano, J.C.
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Laberry Saavedra, Rafael Alberto
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[Biological control of cassava diseases using fluorescent pseudomonads]
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Biological control of cassava diseases using fluorescent pseudomonads