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You are here: Top: Science:Agriculture:Field Crops:Root Crops:Cassava:Pests and Diseases (7)
- Cassava Comeback - Cassava mosaic virus has had a serious impact on the production of this staple crop in many parts of Africa. This article describes how researchers in Uganda have been able to provide plants resistant to it.
- Cassava Mosaic Disease - Photograph of affected foliage, and notes on the symptoms of this disease, the conditions that favor its development and preventative control measures.
- CMD: a Blessing in Disguise for Nigeria? - Article describing how the threat of the virulent strain of cassava mosaic virus spreading into Nigeria has stimulated the country into action to counteract it.
- Identification and Control of Root Rot Diseases of Cassava - Information on the causes and symptoms of these diseases, their means of spread and possible control, with several photographs.
- Integrated Cassava Project: Pest Management - Photographs of affected plants and information on cassava brown streak virus disease, cassava green mite and the mosaic virus, and also pest and weed control in this crop.
- List of Cassava Diseases - Common and scientific names of the bacterial, fungal and viral diseases, and the parasitic nematodes that affect this crop.
- Unearthing a Solution to Cassava Root Rot - Cassava brown streak disease is a viral disease damaging the roots and is not obvious until the crop is harvested. Information on the symptoms, prevalence and control of this disease.
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