Highlights•Cassava mosaic disease is caused by frequently recombining ssDNA virus
species.•Cassava brown streak disease is an emergent concern, caused by two ssRNA …

Africa produces over half of global cassava; however, the continent's average yield is below
the potential yields achieved under experimental conditions. Many factors contributing to low …

Context African production landscapes are diverse, with multiple cassava cultivars grown in
small patches amongst a diversity of other crops. Studies on how diverse smallholder …

A diagnostic survey was conducted in July 2017 in two northern districts of Zambia to
investigate presence or absence of cassava brown streak disease (CBSD) and its causal …

Once a pest has been correctly identified, its genus and species name can provide a link to
valuable indications of its ecology, biology and life history that are critical for developing …

Effective control of ipomoviruses that cause cassava brown streak disease (CBSD) in Africa
has remained problematic despite eight remarkable decades (1930–2021) of research …

Cassava brown streak disease (CBSD) caused by Cassava brown streak virus (CBSV) and
Ugandan cassava brown streak virus (UCBSV) is the main constraint to cassava (Manihot …

Several viruses affect iris plants worldwide, and are major constraints in commercial
production due to serious economic losses. The first genomic sequences of two potyviruses …

The ipomoviruses (family Potyviridae) that cause cassava brown streak disease (cassava
brown streak virus [CBSV] and Uganda cassava brown streak virus [UCBSV]) are damaging …

Cassava fields were prospected from two provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo
(Ituri and Haut Uélé) to evaluate the ampleness of Cassava brown streak disease (CBSD) …