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Diseases that affect this crop.

Resources in This Category

• Cassava Mosaic Disease

  http://www.oisat.org/pests/diseases/viral/cassava_mosaic_disease.html
  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?

  http://www.new-ag.info/focus/focusItem.php?a=1211
  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.

• Diseases of Cassava

  http://www.apsnet.org/publications/commonnames/Pages/Cassava.aspx
  Provides the common names of the bacterial, fungal, nematode, viral and other diseases that affect the plant.

• Identification and Control of Root Rot Diseases of Cassava

  http://www.isppweb.org/foodsecurity_cassavaghana.asp
  Information on the causes and symptoms of these diseases, their means of spread and possible control, with several photographs.

• Integrated Cassava Project: Pest Management

  http://www.cassavabiz.org/production/pathology.htm
  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

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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

  http://www.new-ag.info/01-1/develop/dev01.html
  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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