Cassava brown streak disease: historical timeline, current knowledge and future prospects

KR Tomlinson, AM Bailey, T Alicai… - Molecular Plant …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Cassava is the second most important staple food crop in terms of per capita calories
consumed in Africa and holds potential for climate change adaptation. Unfortunately …

[PDF][PDF] Agromorphological characterization of elite cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) cultivars collected in Benin

AP Agre, IY Rabbi, R Battachargee… - … Journal of Current …, 2015 - cgspace.cgiar.org
Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz), currently is the fifth most important world food crop
(FAO, 2013). Cassava has an edible starchy root tuber, which provides more than half of the …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of resistance to cassava mosaic disease in selected African cassava cultivars using combined molecular and greenhouse grafting tools

JA Houngue, M Zandjanakou-Tachin, HB Ngalle… - … and Molecular Plant …, 2019 - Elsevier
Cassava mosaic disease (CMD) threatens cassava (Manihot esculenta) production in Africa.
A total of 24 selected cultivars were screened against CMD using combined molecular and …

Genetic gains for yield and virus disease resistance of cassava varieties developed over the last eight decades in Uganda

F Manze, P Rubaihayo, A Ozimati, P Gibson… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Achieving food security for an ever-increasing human population requires faster
development of improved varieties. To this end, assessment of genetic gain for key traits is …

Survey of cassava brown streak disease and association of factors influencing its epidemics in smallholder cassava crop** systems of coastal Kenya

FM Munguti, EN Nyaboga, DC Kilalo… - … in Sustainable Food …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Cassava productivity is threatened by viral diseases which have become the main
phytosanitary problems in cassava farmers. Cassava brown streak disease (CBSD) is a …

Survey of farmers' knowledge of cassava mosaic disease and their preferences for cassava cultivars in three agro-ecological zones in Benin

JA Houngue, JS Pita, GHT Cacaï… - Journal of ethnobiology …, 2018 - Springer
Background Cassava is an important crop in Africa that is widely cultivated for its starchy
tuberous root, which constitutes a major source of dietary carbohydrates. Cassava mosaic …

Assessment of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) diversity, loss of landraces and farmers preference criteria in southern Benin using farmers' participatory approach

AP Agre, R Bhattacharjee, A Dansi… - Genetic Resources and …, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is one of the highly produced and consumed
food crops in Benin Republic. Through the application of participatory research appraisal …

Folk taxonomy and traditional management of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) diversity in southern and central Benin

AP Agre, B Gueye, A Adjatin, M Dansi, R Bathacharjee… - 2016 - cgspace.cgiar.org
Abstract/Description Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is an important food security crop
for poor rural communities, particularly in Africa. At household level, cassava landraces used …

Assessment of genetic diversity among cassava landraces using single nucleotide polymorphic markers

RNA Prempeh, JA Manu-Aduening… - African Journal of …, 2020 - academicjournals.org
This study seeks to determine the genetic diversity among cassava landraces using single
nucleotide polymorphic (SNP) markers. One hundred and five cassava landraces were …

Classification of elite cassava varieties (Manihot esculenta Crantz) cultivated in Benin Republic using farmers' knowledge, morphological traits and simple sequence …

AP Agre, R Bhattacharjee, IY Rabbi, OA Alaba… - Genetic resources and …, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is an important food security crop or resource
for poor rural communities particularly in Africa. The crop's ability to produce high yields …