Cassava mosaic disease and cassava brown streak disease are caused by viruses transmitted by Bemisia tabaci and affect approximately half of all cassava plants in Africa, resulting in annual production losses of more than $US 1 billion. A historical and current bias towards virus rather than vect...
Legg, J.P.
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Shirima, R.R.
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Tajebe, L.
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Guastella, D.
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Boniface, S.
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Jeremiah, S.
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Nsami, E.
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Chikoti, Patrick Chiza
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Rapisarda, C.
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[Biology and management of Bemisia whitefly vectors of cassava virus pandemics in Africa]
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Biology and management of Bemisia whitefly vectors of cassava virus pandemics in Africa
Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae), one of the most economically important agricultural pests worldwide, is the vector of cassava mosaic geminiviruses that cause cassava mosaic disease (CMD). In East and Central Africa, a severe CMD pandemic that spread from Uganda in the late 19...
Tajebe, L.
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Boni, S.B.
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Guastella, D.
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Cavalieri, V.
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Lund, O.
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Rugumamu, C.P.
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Rapisarda, C.
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Legg, J.P.
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[Abundance, diversity and geographic distribution of cassava mosaic disease pandemic-associated Bemisia tabaci in Tanzania]
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Abundance, diversity and geographic distribution of cassava mosaic disease pandemic-associated Bemisia tabaci in Tanzania
Whiteflies of the Bemisia tabaci species complex are economically important pests of cassava. In Africa, they cause greatest damage through vectoring viruses responsible for cassava mosaic disease and cassava brown streak disease. Several cryptic species from the B. tabaci complex colonize cassav...
Milenovic, M.
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Wosula, Everlyne N.
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Rapisarda, C.
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Legg, J.
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[Impact of host plant species and whitefly species on feeding behavior of Bemisia tabaci]
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Impact of host plant species and whitefly species on feeding behavior of Bemisia tabaci