Unearthing a Solution to Cassava Root Rot
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Description: 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.
Unearthing a solution to cassava root rot Unearthing a solution to cassava root rot (CMD) has been the focus of extensive collaborative research to understand the nature of the disease and to develop resistant varieties of cassava. However, another disease, although currently confined to the East African coast, can render susceptible varieties unusable if cassava roots are left in the ground for over nine months. Like CMD, Cassava Brown Streak Disease (CBSD) is a viral disease. But, unlike the mosaic symptoms of CMD, the foliar symptoms of CBSD are less conspicuous and farmers are often unaware of the problem until the crop is harvested and the corky, yellow-brown necrosis affecting the roots becomes evident. As a two-way approach to controlling the disease, scientists at NRI and the University of Bristol in the UK, through the DFID-funded Crop Protection Programme, are working to identify the virus and its vector and to produce virus-free material for distribution to farmers.
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| Page title: | Unearthing a solution to cassava root rot |
| Keywords: | new, agriculturist, international, information source, information, resource, research, cassava mosaic disease, cassava brown streak disease, cassava, resistant, resistent, variety, varieties, resistant varieties, NRI, bristol, University of Bristol, DFID, Crop Protection Programme, Tanzania, Mozambique, disease control, Dr Rory Hillocks, Dr R. Hillocks, hillocks, virus, plant, plant virus, vector, plants, whiteflies |
| Description: | Unearthing a solution to cassava root rot. |
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| Date | Creation Date: 2006-12-12T18:09:13Z Expiry Date: 2014-12-12T18:09:13Z |