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Trends in cassava brown streak disease diagnostics for certification of healthy cassava planting materials and future perspectives: A review

D. Kilalo · I. Macharia · F. Munguti · A. W. Mwang’ombe +1 more

Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is important for food security and livelihoods of more than 500 million people in sub-Saharan Africa particularly for poor subsistence farmers. However, its productivity is hampered by cassava brown strea…

RUF-38697 2018 CC BY 4.0 12 Sep 2020

Screening of selected cassava genotypes for resistance to Cassava Brown Streak Disease by mechanical grafting in Southern Mozambique

Z. Anabela · H. Magaia · A. Mondjana · E. Oyesigye

Cassava brown streak disease (CBSD) is a major biotic stress of cassava in Southern, Eastern and Central Africa. It is caused by two virus species; the Ugandan cassava brown streak virus (UCBSV) and the cassava brown streak virus (CBSV). T…

RUF-37490 2016 CC BY 4.0 10 Apr 2018