First Report of the Presence of East African Cassava Mosaic Virus in Cameroon

Cassava mosaic disease (CMD) occurs in all cassava-growing regions of Africa, India, and Sri Lanka. Characterized by mosaic and distortion of cassava leaves and reduced plant growth, causing high yield losses, CMD is caused by geminiviruses (genus Begomovirus, family Geminiviridae) transmitted throu...

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Publié dans:Plant disease. - 1997. - 82(1998), 10 vom: 28. Okt., Seite 1172
Auteur principal: Fondong, V N (Auteur)
Autres auteurs: Pita, J S, Rey, C, Beachy, R N, Fauquet, C M
Format: Article en ligne
Langue:English
Publié: 1998
Accès à la collection:Plant disease
Sujets:Journal Article