Technological innovations for improving cassava production in sub-Saharan Africa

EGN Mbanjo, IY Rabbi, ME Ferguson… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Cassava is crucial for food security of millions of people in sub-Saharan Africa. The crop has
great potential to contribute to African development and is increasing its income-earning …

Developing broad-spectrum resistance in cassava against viruses causing the cassava mosaic and the cassava brown streak diseases

S Sheat, S Winter - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Growing cassava in Africa requires resistance against the viruses causing cassava mosaic
disease (CMD) and the viruses causing cassava brown streak disease (CBSD). A dominant …

Early detection of plant virus infection using multispectral imaging and spatial–spectral machine learning

Y Peng, MM Dallas, JT Ascencio-Ibáñez, JS Hoyer… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Cassava brown streak disease (CBSD) is an emerging viral disease that can greatly reduce
cassava productivity, while causing only mild aerial symptoms that develop late in infection …

Developing a predictive model for an emerging epidemic on cassava in sub-Saharan Africa

D Godding, ROJH Stutt, T Alicai, P Abidrabo… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
The agricultural productivity of smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is severely
constrained by pests and pathogens, impacting economic stability and food security. An …

A population based expression atlas provides insights into disease resistance and other physiological traits in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz)

AC Ogbonna, P Ramu, W Esuma, L Nandudu… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Cassava, a food security crop in Africa, is grown throughout the tropics and subtropics.
Although cassava can provide high productivity in suboptimal conditions, the yield in Africa …

Breeding strategies for mitigating cassava brown streak disease in Africa

JP Bizimana - Tropical Plants, 2024 - orbi.uliege.be
Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz), is an important staple crop for about 800 million
people worldwide, and a key commodity for the starch industry. However, the potential …

Scoring root necrosis in cassava using semantic segmentation

JF Tusubira, B Akera, S Nsumba… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2020 - arxiv.org
Cassava a major food crop in many parts of Africa, has majorly been affected by Cassava
Brown Streak Disease (CBSD). The disease affects tuberous roots and presents symptoms …

Insecticide Use by Small-Scale Ugandan Cassava Growers: An Economic Analysis

I Bayiyana, A Bua, A Ozimati, J Mugisha, J Colvin… - Agriculture, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cassava is the second most important source of calories in Sub-Saharan Africa. It is subject
to economically important yield losses from viral diseases, including cassava brown streak …

Outlook of cassava brown streak disease assessment: perspectives of the screening methods of breeders and pathologists

AA Ozimati, W Esuma, T Alicai, JL Jannink… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Cassava production and productivity in Eastern, Central, and Southern Africa are ravaged
by cassava brown streak disease (CBSD), causing yield losses of up to 100% when …

[PDF][PDF] Insecticide Use by Small-Scale Ugandan Cassava Growers: An Economic Analysis. Agriculture 2023, 13, 1043

I Bayiyana, A Bua, A Ozimati, J Mugisha, J Colvin… - 2023 - academia.edu
Cassava is the second most important source of calories in Sub-Saharan Africa. It is subject
to economically important yield losses from viral diseases, including cassava brown streak …