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Cassava diseases: ecology and control

dc.contributor.authorLegg, J.P.
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-04T11:07:54Z
dc.date.available2019-12-04T11:07:54Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.identifier.citationLegg, J. (2012). Cassava diseases: ecology and control. In D. Pimentel, Encyclopedia of Pest Management (1st ed., P. 2-6). Abingdon: Taylor and Francis.
dc.identifier.isbn0-8247-0632-3
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/1645
dc.description.abstractCassava is an important crop in many parts of the tropics, but it plays a particularly vital role in sustaining food security in sub-Saharan Africa. Diseases are the greatest biotic constraint to cassava production worldwide. Although the diversity of cassava pathogens is greatest in Latin America, the greatest impacts have been reported from Africa. Most significantly, the dual cassava viral pandemics caused by cassava mosaic virus disease (CMD) and cassava brown streak disease (CBSD) have affected many of the major cassavaproducing countries in Africa, causing losses amounting to billions of dollars annually. Control programs have primarily focused on developing than deploying host plant resistance. Good sources of resistance are available for CMD and cassava bacterial blight (CBB), and germplasm improvement work is increasingly being strengthened through the development of molecular markers for marker-assisted breeding and transgenic approaches. Phytosanitary practices, mainly involving the selection of disease-free planting material and quarantine measures to avoid long-distance spread, have been widely used. New disease outbreaks in both Asia (CBB) and Africa (CBSD), however, highlight the need for continued vigilance in efforts to understand the ecology of cassava diseases and develop robust and sustainable management solutions.
dc.format.extent2-6
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherTaylor and Francis
dc.subjectCassava
dc.subjectDiseases
dc.subjectDisease Control
dc.subjectEcology
dc.subjectFungal Diseases
dc.subjectBacterial Diseases
dc.subjectViral Diseases
dc.subjectFood Security
dc.subjectAfrican Cassava Mosaic Virus
dc.subjectCassava Brown Streak Disease
dc.subjectBiotic Constraint
dc.subjectAgro-Ecological
dc.subjectHost Plant Resistance
dc.titleCassava diseases: ecology and control
dc.typeBook Chapter
dc.description.versionPeer Review
cg.contributor.crpRoots, Tubers and Bananas
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionAfrica South Of Sahara
cg.coverage.regionAsia
cg.coverage.regionLatin America
cg.coverage.regionSoutheast Asia
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centre
cg.iitasubjectCassava
cg.iitasubjectDisease Control
cg.iitasubjectFood Security
cg.iitasubjectPlant Diseases
cg.howpublishedFormally Published
cg.publicationplaceAbingdon, United Kingdom
cg.accessibilitystatusLimited Access
local.dspaceid82604
cg.targetaudienceScientists
cg.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1081/e-epm-120041170


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