The ecology of plant viruses began to be explored at the end of the 19th century. Since then,
major advances have revealed mechanisms of virus-host-vector interactions in various …

Cassava brown streak disease (CBSD) has emerged as the most important viral disease of
cassava (Manihot esculenta) in Africa and is a major threat to food security. CBSD is caused …

Abstract Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz.) is the most important vegetatively propagated
food staple in Africa and a prominent industrial crop in Latin America and Asia. Its vegetative …

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 the second most important staple food crop in terms of per capita calories
consumed in Africa and holds potential for climate change adaptation. Unfortunately …

Cassava brown streak disease (CBSD) is arguably the most dangerous current threat to
cassava, which is Africa's most important food security crop. CBSD is caused by two RNA …

Assessing the effectiveness of different molecular markers is essential for identification of
appropriate ones for crop improvement and conservation, hence, inter-simple sequence …

Yam mosaic virus (YMV; genus Potyvirus) is considered to cause the most economically
important viral disease of yams (Dioscorea spp.) in West Africa which is the dominant region …

Cassava (Manihot esculenta) is a major food staple in sub-Saharan Africa, which is severely
affected by cassava brown streak disease (CBSD). The aim of this study was to identify …

The genetic and symptom diversity of six virus isolates causing cassava brown streak
disease (CBSD) in the endemic (Kenya, Mozambique, and Tanzania) and the recently …