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Swennen, R.[Plantain cultivation under West African conditions: a reference manual]Plantain cultivation under West African conditions: a reference manual

Many virus diseases of plants and probably all diseases caused by mycoplasma-like organisms (MLOs) are transmitted by insect vectors. In this review the vector insect groups of viruses and MLOs on tropical food legumes are discussed. An overview is given quoting examples of the relations between ...


Thottappilly, G.Rossel, H.W.Reddy, D.V.R.Morales, F.J.Green, S.K.Makkouk, K.M.[Vectors of virus and mycoplasma diseases: an overview]Vectors of virus and mycoplasma diseases: an overview

In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), many crops grown by subsistence farmers are severely affected by virus diseases. These diseases are distinct from each other and have various means of spread and perennation. Many are widely distributed in the region. The causal agents of several virus diseases have b...


Hughes, J.Naidu , R.Shoyinka, S.[Future of plant virus disease research in subSaharan African agriculture]Future of plant virus disease research in subSaharan African agriculture
Autor: Legg, J.P.

During the 1990s, an epidemic of an unusually severe form of cassava mosaic virus disease (CMD) has expanded to cover virtually all of Uganda, and substantial areas in the neighbouring countries of Kenya, Tanzania, Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Losses in the generally sensitive loca...


Legg, J.P.[Emergence, spread and strategies for controlling the pandemic of cassava mosaic virus disease in east and central Africa]Emergence, spread and strategies for controlling the pandemic of cassava mosaic virus disease in east and central Africa

Twelve cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) genotypes were planted under natural field conditions for two different cropping seasons (wet and dry), in 1992 and 1993 at the research farm of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, Nigeria. The trial studied the effect of p...


Fokunang, C.N.Akem, C.N.Ikotun, T.Dixon, Alfred G.O.[Effect of planting season on cassava anthracnose disease development]Effect of planting season on cassava anthracnose disease development

Caused by the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum and previously known only in Ethiopia, where it affects bananas and its close relative Ensete, Banana Xanthomonas Wilt (BXW) is spreading through East Africa. Unlike most other diseases, which mainly reduce yield, it makes the fruit un...


International Network for the Improvement of Banana and Plantain[Banana bacterial wilt resource]Banana bacterial wilt resource

In Uganda, banana (Musa spp) and coffee (Coffea spp) form the economic base for a big population of small-scale farmers and provide environmental protection. However, their production is currently declining. The two crops are grown in association as intercrops or adjacent monocultures but little ...


Ragama, P.E.Nankinga, C.Okech, H.Gold, C.Wetala, P.Asten, Piet J.A. vanNambuye, A.[Agronomic pests and economic factors influencing sustainability of bananacoffee systems of western Uganda and potentials for improvement]Agronomic pests and economic factors influencing sustainability of bananacoffee systems of western Uganda and potentials for improvement

Escobar, María CristinaFirevicius, HaydéeEvaluación de calidad de hogares de ancianos: el caso del Servicio de Salud Metropolitano Oriente

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