Over 30 viruses infecting sweetpotato, assigned to 9 families, have been identified (Table 1):
Bromoviridae (1 virus), Bunyaviridae (1), Caulimoviridae (3), Closteroviridae (1) …

This review examines viral degeneration in sweetpotato in different regions of the World,
particularly that caused by Sweet potato chlorotic stunt virus (SPCSV) and Sweet potato …

Begomoviruses (family Geminiviridae) are whitefly-transmitted, plant-infecting single-
stranded DNA viruses that cause crop losses throughout the warmer parts of the World …

Begomoviruses are a major class of Geminiviruses that affects most dicotyledonous plants
and causes heavy economic losses to farmers. Early detection of begomovirus is essential …

Sweet potato leaf curl virus (SPLCV) infects sweet potato and is a member of the family
Geminiviridae (genus Begomovirus). SPLCV transmission occurs from plant to plant mostly …

Viruses pose a major challenge to sweetpotato production in Tanzania. Use of cleaned-up,
virus-tested seed vines distributed through a formal seed system is among the proposed …

Three hundred and ninety‐four sweet potato accessions from L atin A merica and E ast A
frica were screened by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for the presence of …

Sweet potato feathery mottle virus (SPFMV) and Sweet potato chlorotic stunt virus (SPCSV)
are the most common viruses infecting sweetpotato in Uganda. Field plots planted with graft …

Begomoviruses are considered as one of the most notorious plant viruses worldwide, which
cause substantial economic losses to various field crops. Management of begomoviruses …

The family Geminiviridae comprises a group of plant-infecting circular ssDNA viruses that
severely constrain agricultural production throughout the temperate regions of the world …