Begomoviruses (Family Geminiviridae, Genus Begomovirus) have become the most
destructive group of plant viruses in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. The recent …

Cassava mosaic disease (CMD) caused by cassava mosaic geminiviruses
(CMGs)(Geminiviridae: Begomovirus) is undoubtedly the most important constraint to the …

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 …

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 …

During November 2004, veinal chlorosis on mature cassava leaves, typical of cassava
brown streak disease (CBSD), was observed at Mukono in central Uganda. Five out of 11 …

Epidemiology is the science of how disease develops in populations, with applications in
human, animal and plant diseases. For plant diseases, epidemiology has developed as a …

Cassava mosaic disease (CMD), caused by different species of cassava mosaic
geminiviruses (CMGs), is the most important disease of cassava in Africa and the Indian sub …

Field surveys in many cassava growing areas of Africa have assessed the incidence and
severity of cassava mosaic disease (CMD), populations of the whitefly vector (Bemisia …

The greatest current threat to cassava in sub-Saharan Africa, is the continued expansion of
plant virus pandemics being driven by super-abundant populations of the whitefly vector …