Rapid and specific detection of Yam mosaic virus by reverse-transcription recombinase polymerase amplification

G Silva, M Bömer, C Nkere, PL Kumar… - Journal of virological …, 2015 - Elsevier
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Efficient elimination of Yam mosaic virus (YMV) from white yam (Dioscorea rotundata Poir.) by cryotherapy of axillary buds

EE Ita, EA Uyoh, I Nakamura, VO Ntui - South African Journal of Botany, 2020 - Elsevier
Dioscorea rotundata is an economically important food crop in many tropical countries as
many people in this region depend on it for food and livelihood. Viral diseases, especially …

The prevalence of badnaviruses in West African yams (Dioscorea cayenensis-rotundata) and evidence of endogenous pararetrovirus sequences in their genomes

S Seal, A Turaki, E Muller, PL Kumar, L Kenyon… - Virus Research, 2014 - Elsevier
Yam (Dioscorea spp.) is an important vegetatively-propagated staple crop in West Africa.
Viruses are pervasive in yam worldwide, decreasing growth and yield, as well as hindering …

Low Soil Nutrient Tolerance and Mineral Fertilizer Response in White Guinea Yam (Dioscorea rotundata) Genotypes

R Matsumoto, H Ishikawa, A Asfaw… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Yam (Dioscorea spp.) is a major food security crop for millions of resource-poor farmers,
particularly in West Africa. Soil mineral deficiency is the main challenge in yam production …

[HTML][HTML] Tissue culture and next-generation sequencing: A combined approach for detecting yam (Dioscorea spp.) viruses

M Bömer, AI Rathnayake, P Visendi, SO Sewe… - … and molecular plant …, 2019 - Elsevier
In vitro culture offers many advantages for yam germplasm conservation, propagation and
international distribution. However, low virus titres in the generated tissues pose a challenge …

Characterization of yam mosaic viruses from Brazil reveals a new phylogenetic group and possible incursion from the African continent

AR Mendoza, P Margaria, T Nagata, S Winter, R Blawid - Virus Genes, 2022 - Springer
Yam (Dioscorea spp.) is an important crop for smallholder farmers in the Northeast region of
Brazil. Wherever yam is grown, diseases caused by yam mosaic virus (YMV) are prevalent …

Chromogenic detection of yam mosaic virus by closed-tube reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification (CT-RT-LAMP)

CK Nkere, JO Oyekanmi, G Silva, M Bömer, GI Atiri… - Archives of …, 2018 - Springer
A closed-tube reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification (CT-RT-LAMP)
assay was developed for the detection of yam mosaic virus (YMV, genus Potyvirus) infecting …

Identification of yam mosaic virus as the main cause of yam mosaic diseases in Ethiopia

A Gogile, M Kebede, D Kidanemariam, A Abraham - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Yam (Dioscorea spp.) is a staple food crop with cultural, nutritional and economic
significance for millions of small-scale farmers in sub-Saharan Africa. While various virus …

A sequence-independent strategy for amplification and characterisation of episomal badnavirus sequences reveals three previously uncharacterised yam …

M Bömer, AA Turaki, G Silva, PL Kumar, SE Seal - Viruses, 2016 - mdpi.com
Yam (Dioscorea spp.) plants are potentially hosts to a diverse range of badnavirus species
(genus Badnavirus, family Caulimoviridae), but their detection is complicated by the …

Survey of the incidence and distribution of five viruses infecting yams in the major yam‐producing zones in Benin

AO Eni, JA Hughes, MEC Rey - Annals of Applied Biology, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Surveys were conducted in 2004 and 2005 to determine the incidence and distribution of
viruses infecting yams in four major yam‐producing agro‐ecological zones in Benin. Yam …