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    Anthracnose: an economic disease of cassava in Africa

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    Date
    2001
    Author
    Fokunang, C.N.
    Dixon, Alfred G.O.
    Ikotun, T.
    Tembe, E.A.
    Akem, C.N.
    Asiedu, Robert
    Type
    Journal Article
    Target Audience
    Scientists
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    Cassava anthracnose disease (CAD) caused by the fungus Colletotrichum gloeosporioides f.sp. manihotis has become one of the major economic diseases of cassava in Africa. The expansion of cassava production farmlands particularly in the humid rainfall zones of West and Central Africa has led to an increase in pathological problems of the crop. The increased epidemic levels of CAD had caused significant crop failure leading to severe food shortages for the poor subsistent farming population depending on the crop for their livelihood. This paper reviews the importance of the crop in terms of food security, CAD disease symptoms, epidemiology, yield losses and the possible control options within the frame work of integrated pest management systems (IPMS).
    http://dx.doi.org/10.3923/pjbs.2001.920.925
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    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/4351
    Non-IITA Authors ORCID
    Robert Asieduhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8943-2376
    Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
    http://dx.doi.org/10.3923/pjbs.2001.920.925
    IITA Subjects
    Cassava
    Agrovoc Terms
    Cassava; Anthracnosis; Plant Diseases; Integrated Pest Management
    Regions
    Africa; Central Africa; East Africa; Southern Africa; West Africa
    Countries
    Angola; Central African Republic; Congo, Dr; Cote D'Ivoire; Ghana; Madagascar; Mozambique; Nigeria; Tanzania; Uganda
    Journals
    Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences
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