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Anthracnose: an economic disease of cassava in Africa

dc.contributor.authorFokunang, C.N.
dc.contributor.authorDixon, Alfred G.O.
dc.contributor.authorIkotun, T.
dc.contributor.authorTembe, E.A.
dc.contributor.authorAkem, C.N.
dc.contributor.authorAsiedu, Robert
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-04T11:24:22Z
dc.date.available2019-12-04T11:24:22Z
dc.date.issued2001
dc.identifier.citationFokunang, C.N., Dixon, A.G.O., Ikotun, T., Tembe, E.A., Akem, C.N. & Asiedu, R. (2001). Anthracnose: an economic disease of cassava in Africa. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, 4(7), 920-925.
dc.identifier.issn1028-8880
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/4351
dc.description.abstractCassava 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).
dc.format.extent920-925
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectCassava
dc.subjectAnthracnosis
dc.subjectPlant Diseases
dc.subjectIntegrated Pest Management
dc.titleAnthracnose: an economic disease of cassava in Africa
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.description.versionPeer Review
cg.contributor.crpRoots, Tubers and Bananas
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Ibadan
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Younde
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionCentral Africa
cg.coverage.regionEast Africa
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Africa
cg.coverage.regionWest Africa
cg.coverage.countryAngola
cg.coverage.countryCentral African Republic
cg.coverage.countryCongo, Dr
cg.coverage.countryCote D'Ivoire
cg.coverage.countryGhana
cg.coverage.countryMadagascar
cg.coverage.countryMozambique
cg.coverage.countryNigeria
cg.coverage.countryTanzania
cg.coverage.countryUganda
cg.creator.identifierRobert Asiedu: 0000-0001-8943-2376
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.iitasubjectCassava
cg.journalPakistan Journal of Biological Sciences
cg.howpublishedFormally Published
cg.accessibilitystatusLimited Access
local.dspaceid100261
cg.targetaudienceScientists
cg.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.3923/pjbs.2001.920.925


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