In this study, a total of 24 selected cultivars were screened against cassava mosaic disease using combined molecular and greenhouse grafting tools.
Published by: Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology, Year: 2018, Pages: 7, File type: External link (1,124 KB)
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Localisation of Cassava brown streak virus in Nicotiana rustica and cassava Manihot esculenta (Crantz) using RNAscope® in situ hybridisation
This study provides a robust method for Cassava brown streak virus (CBSV) detection in the experimental host and in cassava. The protocol will be used to study CBSV tropism in various cassava genotypes.
Published by: Virology Journal, Year: 2018, Pages: 11, File type: External link (2,120 KB)
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This paper introduces a multispectral imaging system and data-processing approach for the identification and discrimination of morphologically indistinguishable cryptic species of the whitefly Bemisia tabaci.
Published by: Plant Methods, Year: 2018, Pages: 12, File type: External link (3,810 KB)
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African cassava whitefly, Bemisia tabaci, cassava colonisation preferences and control implications
This study assessed whether the age and variety of cassava affected the density of whitefly colonising the crop.
Published by: PLOS One, Year: 2018, Pages: 14, File type: External link (1,555 KB)
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This study examines the challenge of comparability of different sequencing platforms and discusses the historical background and characteristics of the most commonly used sequencing instruments.
Published by: Elsevier, Year: 2018, Pages: 7, File type: (709 KB)
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This study examines the ability of the hand-held MinION sequencer to metagenomically detect and characterise a virus from an infected mosquito.
Published by: Elsevier, Year: 2017, Pages: 6, File type: (587 KB)
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This study determined 64 nucleotide sequences from the variable P1 gene from major cassava producing areas of east and central-southern Africa, to understand the evolutionary relationships of Cassava brown streak virus.
Published by: BioMed Central, Year: 2017, Pages: 7, File type: External link (777 KB)
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Infectivity of Deinbollia mosaic virus, a novel weed‑infecting begomovirus in East Africa
This study investigates the capacity of Deinbollia mosaic virus to infect a restricted host range of Solanaceae and Euphorbiaceae species.
Published by: Springer, Year: 2017, Pages: 7, File type: External link (1,090 KB)
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Genetic diversity of banana (Musa spp.) and its relation to plant parasitic nematodes in Tanzania
This poster provides a snapshot of a study conducted to assess the genetic diversity of 159 banana varieties and their association to plant parasitic nematodes.
Published by: Banana Nematode Baseline Project (BNBP), Year: , Pages: 1, File type: PDF (1.6 MB)
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The objective of this systematic map was to provide a comprehensive review of the environmental, socio-economic and health impacts of wood fuel value chains across sub-Saharan Africa.
Published by: Environmental Evidence, Year: 2017, Pages: 16, File type: External link (1,194 KB)
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