▪ Abstract Begomoviruses have circular single-stranded DNA genomes, cause many
diseases of dicotyledons in areas with warm climates and are transmitted by whiteflies of the …

Cassava mosaic disease (CMD) caused by cassava mosaic geminiviruses
(CMGs)(Geminiviridae: Begomovirus) is undoubtedly the most important constraint to the …

The rapid geographical expansion of the cassava mosaic disease (CMD) pandemic, caused
by cassava mosaic geminiviruses, has devastated cassava crops in 12 countries of East and …

Cassava is Africa's second most important food staple, after maize, in terms of calories
consumed. In the early 1960s, Africa accounted for 42 percent of world cassava production …

Publisher Summary This chapter provides a detailed description of the character, pattern of
spread and impact of the pandemic and reviews management initiatives implemented to …

Field surveys in many cassava growing areas of Africa have assessed the incidence and
severity of cassava mosaic disease (CMD), populations of the whitefly vector (Bemisia …

The greatest current threat to cassava in sub-Saharan Africa, is the continued expansion of
plant virus pandemics being driven by super-abundant populations of the whitefly vector …

Cassava mosaic disease (CMD) is caused by whiteflyborne viruses of the genus
Begomovirus (family Geminiviridae). The disease has long been regarded as the most …

Breeding efforts have focused on improving agronomic traits of the cassava plant however
little research has been done to enhance the crop palatability. This review investigates the …

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 …