Publications

Identification and Full-Genome Characterisation of Genomoviruses in Cassava Leaves Infected with Cassava Mosaic Disease

Olabode Onile-ere 1,2,*, Oluwagboadurami John 2, Oreoluwa Sonowo 2, Pakyendou Estel Name 3 Ezechiel Bionimian Tibiri 3 , Fidèle Tiendrébéogo 3,4 , Justin Pita 4, Solomon Oranusi 1 , and Angela O. Eni 2,4,*

This study identified and characterised three Genomoviruses during a circular DNA- enriched sequencing project aimed at assessing the evolution of Ca...

Improving the diagnosis of cassava mosaic begomoviruses using Oxford Nanopore Technology sequencing

Mariam Combala1,2, Ezechiel B. Tibiri1,3, Justin S. Pita1,2 , Angela O. Eni1, Seydou Sawadogo1,3, Pakyendou E. Name1,3, Saïdou Zongo1,3 , Poupouanou Kouhoumouri1,3, Adama Sagnon1,3, Oghenevwairhe P. Efekemo4 , Olabode Onile-ere4, Allen Oppong5, Cyrielle Ndougonna1 & Fidèle Tiendrébéogo1,3

Cassava mosaic disease (CMD), caused by begomoviruses such as African cassava mosaic virus (ACMV) and East African cassava mosaic virus (EACMV), poses...

Towards sustainable management of cassava mosaic disease: The impact of awareness campaigns in Benin

D` ewanou Kant David Ahoyaa,b, * , Jacob Afouda Yabi a , Jerome Anani Houngue b Serge S` etondji Hou´ edjissin b , Martine Zandjanakou-Tachinc , Ettien Antoine Adjei d Eveline Marie Fulbert Windinmi Sawadogo-Compaoree , Justin Simon Pita d , Corneille Ahanhanzo b

Transboundary diseases, such as cassava mosaic disease (CMD), represent a significant risk to food security and the livelihoods of millions of househo...

Challenges and opportunities of developing bioinformatics platforms in Africa: the case of BurkinaBioinfo at Joseph Ki-Zerbo University, Burkina Faso

Ezechiel B. Tibiri 1,* , Palwende R. Boua2,3,4 , Issiaka Soulama5 , Christine Dubreuil-Tranchant6,‡, Ndomassi Tando6,‡, Charlotte Tollenaere7 , Christophe Brugidou7 , Romaric K. Nanema8 , Fidèle Tiendrebeogo1,9

Bioinformatics, an interdisciplinary field combining biology and computer science, enables meaningful information to be extracted from complex biologi...

Challenges and opportunities of developing bioinformatics platforms in Africa: the case of BurkinaBioinfo at Joseph Ki-Zerbo University, Burkina Faso

Ezechiel B. Tibiri 1,* , Palwende R. Boua2,3,4 , Issiaka Soulama5 , Christine Dubreuil-Tranchant6,‡, Ndomassi Tando6,‡, Charlotte Tollenaere7 , Christophe Brugidou7 , Romaric K. Nanema8 , Fidèle Tiendrebeogo1,9

Bioinformatics, an interdisciplinary field combining biology and computer science, enables meaningful information to be extracted from complex biolog...

Datasets on agromorphological characters and distribution of cassava (Manihot esculenta L.) accessions cultivated in South-West and North-Central regions of Nigeria

Isaac O. Abegunde a,b, ∗ , Oghenevwairhe P. Efekemo a,c , Olabode Onile-ere Folashade Otitolaye a,c , Emmanuel O. Idehen b,d, Angela O. Eni a,e, ∗ a,c

The data presented here are agronomic indicators of cassava accessions collected during epidemiological surveys of cassava farms across South-West...

CONSULTATIVE AND AWARENESS RAISING MEETING ON THE RESPONSE TO EAST AFRICAN CASSAVA MOSAIC – UGANDA OUTBREAK IN SIERRA LEONE

On the 18 th of September 2024, a consultative and awareness raising meeting instigated by WAVE was held in Freetown, Sierra Leone at the Ministry...

CASSAVA MOSAIC DISEASE AND ABUNDANCE OF ITS WHITEFLY VECTORIN NORTH-WESTERN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

O. LIKITI, G,R. DIKO, O. MUBENGA 1 and G. MONDE

Cassava mosaic disease (CMD) is rampant in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The objective of this study was to assess the significance of CMD...

Effect of Wolbachia as biocontrol agent on fecundity and survival of cassava whitefly in northwest Nigeria

Muhammad Dan Yaro Magaji, Ibrahim Umar Mohammed, Ibrahim Yusuf Jega and Abdulrahman Musa

Whitefly (Be mis ia tabaci Genn.) is known to vectored Cassava mosaic virus (CMV) and Cassava brown streak virus (CBSV), these viruses caused major d...

VIRUSES ASSOCIATED WITH CASSAVA MOSAIC DISEASE AND THEIR ALTERNATIVE HOSTS ALONG NIGERIA-CAMEROON BORDER

L.A. EZEJI 1, 2 , A.O. ADEDIJI 2,3 , C.K. NKERE 1 , O.C. OGBE 1 , J.T. ONYEKA 1 and G.I. ATIRI

Cassava mosaic disease (CMD) threatens cassava production across the African continent. Because CMD is widespread in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), it is...

Occurrence of cassava mosaic begomoviruses in national cassava germplasm preserved in two agro- ecological zones of Ivory Coast

William J.-L. Amoakon1,2 | Aya Ange Naté Yoboué2,3 | Justin S. Pita2,3 |J. Musembi Mutuku2 | Boni N'Zué4 | Mariam Combala2,3 | Daniel H. Otron2,3 | Maïmouna Koné2,3 | Nazaire K. Kouassi2,3 | Raoul Sié1

Cassava production in Ivory Coast is hampered by cassava mosaic disease (CMD), which is caused by several begomovirus species. To increase cassav...

FIELD SURVEY OF CASSAVA MOSAIC DISEASE AND ITS WHITEFLY (Bemisia tabaci Genn.) VECTOR IN KEBBI AND KATSINA STATES, NIGERIA

Musa, A., Yusuf, I. J., Yunus, B. A., Muhammad, A. and Mohammed, I. U.

Demand for cassava roots and its products by man and industries is rising in Nigeria. However, cassava mosaic disease (CMD) is threatening cassava pro...