Most plant viruses require a biological vector to spread from plant to plant in nature. Among
biological vectors for plant viruses, hemipteroid insects are the most common, including …

Highlights•Cassava diseases have broad social and economic impacts for subsistence
farmers.•Clean planting material and better disease control will improve disease …

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 brown streak disease is caused by two devastating viruses, Cassava brown streak
virus (CBSV) and Ugandan cassava brown streak virus (UCBSV) which are frequently found …

Cassava brown streak disease (CBSD) has occurred in the Indian Ocean coastal lowlands
and some areas of Malawi in East Africa for decades, and makes the storage roots of …

Cassava brown streak disease (CBSD) is emerging as one of the most important viral
diseases of cassava (Manihot esculenta) and is considered today as the biggest threat to …

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 …

Cassava brown streak disease (CBSD), caused by Cassava brown streak Uganda virus
(CBSUV) and Cassava brown streak virus (CBSV), is of new epidemic importance to …

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 …