Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is a region beset with challenges, not least its ability to feed itself.
Low agricultural productivity, exploding populations, and escalating urbanization have led to …

A major challenge facing agricultural scientists today is the need to secure food for an
increasing world population. This growth occurs predominantly in developing, mostly …

Abstract Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz.) is the most important vegetatively propagated
food staple in Africa and a prominent industrial crop in Latin America and Asia. Its vegetative …

The rapid geographical expansion of the cassava mosaic disease (CMD) pandemic, caused
by cassava mosaic geminiviruses, has devastated cassava crops in 12 countries of East and …

The species of plat parasitic nematodes infesting rice are presented (Ditylenchus angustus,
Aphelenchoides besseyi and Meloidogyne, Hirschmanniella, Heterodera, Pratylenchus …

Publisher Summary This chapter provides a detailed description of the character, pattern of
spread and impact of the pandemic and reviews management initiatives implemented to …

Cassava mosaic disease and cassava brown streak disease are caused by viruses
transmitted by Bemisia tabaci and affect approximately half of all cassava plants in Africa …

Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is one of the two most important food crops in sub-
Saharan Africa. This area accounts for most of the root harvest worldwide, followed by Asia …

Whiteflies are a key pest of crops in open-field production throughout the tropics and
subtropics. This is due in large part to the long and diverse list of devastating plant viruses …

The Role of Plant Roots in Crop Production presents the state of knowledge on
environmental factors in root growth and development and their effect on the improvement of …