Bemisia tabaci. The B. tabaci adults from colonies reared on virus free cassava plant
produced from apical meristem culture was studied to determine their ability to transmit
Indian cassava mosaic virus (ICMV) and Sri Lankan cassava mosaic virus (SLCMV) from
cassava to cassava. Virus free plants were confirmed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
using geminivirus degenerate primers. The virus acquisition access period (AAP) of 48 h on …