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A global alliance declaring war on cassava viruses in Africa

dc.contributor.authorLegg, J.P.
dc.contributor.authorAttiogbevi Somado, Eklou
dc.contributor.authorBarker, Ian
dc.contributor.authorBeach, Larry
dc.contributor.authorCeballos, H.
dc.contributor.authorCuéllar, Wilmer
dc.contributor.authorElkhoury, Warid
dc.contributor.authorGerling, Dan
dc.contributor.authorHelsen, Jan
dc.contributor.authorHershey, Clair H.
dc.contributor.authorJarvis, Andy
dc.contributor.authorKulakow, P.A.
dc.contributor.authorKumar, Lava
dc.contributor.authorLorenzo, Jim
dc.contributor.authorLynam, John K.
dc.contributor.authorMcMahon, Matthew
dc.contributor.authorMaruthi, Gowda
dc.contributor.authorMiano, Doug
dc.contributor.authorMtunda, Kiddo
dc.contributor.authorNtawuruhunga, Pheneas
dc.contributor.authorOkogbenin, Emmanuel
dc.contributor.authorPezo, Phemba
dc.contributor.authorTerry, Eugene R.
dc.contributor.authorThiele, G.
dc.contributor.authorThresh, Mike
dc.contributor.authorWadsworth, Jonathan
dc.contributor.authorWalsh, Steve
dc.contributor.authorWinter, Stephan
dc.contributor.authorTohme, Joseph M.
dc.contributor.authorFauquet, Claude M.
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-04T10:57:05Z
dc.date.available2019-12-04T10:57:05Z
dc.date.issued2014-04-03
dc.identifier.citationLegg, James; Attiogbevi Somado, Eklou; Barker, Ian; Beach, Larry; Ceballos, Hernan; Cuellar, Wilmer; Elkhoury, Warid; Gerling, Dan; Helsen, Jan; Hershey, Clair; Jarvis, Andrew; Kulakow, Peter; Kumar, Lava; Lorenzo, Jim; Lynam, John; McMahon, Matthew; Maruthi, Gowda; Miano, Doug; Mtunda, Kiddo; Natwuruhunga, Pheneas; Okogbenin, Emmanuel; Pezo, Phemba; Terry, Eugene; Thiele, Graham; Thresh, Mike; Wadsworth, Jonathan; Walsh, Steve; Winter, Stephan; Tohme, Joseph M.; Fauquet, Claude M.. 2014. A global alliance declaring war on cassava viruses in Africa . Food Security 6(2):231-248.
dc.identifier.issn1876-4517
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/591
dc.description.abstractCassava, originally from South America, is the fourth most important source of calories in the developing world after the cereal crops wheat, maize, and rice. Worldwide, it feeds an estimated 700 million people directly or indirectly. Cassava production has increased steadily for the last 50 years, with 242 MT harvested in 2012. The increase is likely to continue as farmers in more than 105 countries come to recognize the crop’s advantages. A semi-perennial root crop, cassava can stay in the ground for up to 3 years. This makes it an excellent food security crop: when all other crops have been exhausted, cassava roots can still be harvested. It is naturally drought resistant and resilient to climatic changes, high temperatures, and poor soils, and in addition, cassava responds extremely well to high CO2 concentrations, making it a very important crop for the 21st century.
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectCassava
dc.subjectMandioca
dc.subjectSeguridad Alimentaria
dc.subjectFood Security
dc.titleA global alliance declaring war on cassava viruses in Africa
dc.typeJournal Article
cg.contributor.crpRoots, Tubers and Bananas
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Potato Center
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.creator.identifierHernan Ceballos: 0000-0002-8744-7918
cg.creator.identifierAndy Jarvis: 0000-0001-6543-0798
cg.creator.identifierJoe Tohme: 0000-0003-2765-7101
cg.creator.identifierWilmer J. Cuellar: 0000-0003-4702-3237
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.journalFood Security
cg.howpublishedFormally Published
cg.accessibilitystatusOpen Access
local.dspaceid42904
cg.targetaudienceScientists
cg.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12571-014-0340-x


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