New and emerging plant diseases are caused by different pathogens including viruses that
often cause significant crop losses. Badnaviruses are pararetroviruses that contain a single …

Yam (Dioscorea spp.) productivity is constrained significantly by the lack of a formal seed
system. Vegetative propagation, through tuber setts as 'seed'yams, encourages the recycling …

In the humid tropical zone, there is a growing need for staple crops diversification and for
alternatives to cereals. The lesser yam (Dioscorea esculenta (Lour.) Burkill), also known as …

Societal Impact Statement Yam plays an important role in ensuring food security in Côte
d'Ivoire, serving as a staple crop for 60% of the population and a significant source of …

Yam (Dioscorea spp.) is an important tuber crop consumed globally. However, stable yam
production faces challenges from a variety of diseases caused by fungi, nematodes, viruses …

The epidemiology of yam viruses remains largely unexplored. We present a large-scale
epidemiological study of yam viruses in Guadeloupe based on the analysis of 1124 leaf …

Two members of the family Betaflexiviridae associated with yam (Dioscorea spp.) have been
described so far: yam latent virus (YLV) and yam virus Y (YVY). However, their geographical …

Positive Selection (PS) technique has been shown to reduce virus infection and increase
yields, however there is insufficient empirical evidence on how this technology affects seed …

Abstract Background Greater yam, Dioscorea alata L., is a significant food security crop in
tropical areas. However, low genetic diversity and various biological constraints, including …

Yam is an important tuber crop nutritionally, socio-culturally, and an income generator for
many Nigerian. This explains its high demand both locally and internationally, causing …