Publications
Cassava mosaic disease and its whitefly vector in Cameroon: Incidence, severity and whitefly numbers from field surveys.
Oumar Doungous a, *, Boutou Masky a, Dopgima L. Levai a, Joseph A.L. Bahoya a, Emile Minyaka b, Jacques F. Mavoungou c, J. Musembi Mutuku d, Justin S. Pita d
Cassava plays a key role in the food security and economy of Cameroon, but its production is constrained by cassava mosaic disease (CMD). However, com...
Sodium Toxicity: Should NaOH Be Substituted by KOH in Plant Tissue Culture?
Oumar Doungous 1 * , Jameel M. Al-Khayri 2 and Modeste Kan Kouassi 3
1 The Central and West African Virus Epidemiology (WAVE), Biotechnology Laboratory, Ekona Regional Research Centre, Institute of Agricultural Researc...
DETECTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF VIRUSES INFECTING SWEET POTATO (Ipomoea batatas L. LAM.) AND THEIR ASSOCIATED VECTORS IN KEBBI AND KATSINA STATES, NIGERIA
1,2Musa, A., 2Alegbejo, M. D., 2Kashina, B. D., 1Jega, I. Y., 1Abubakar N. G. and 1Mohammed, I. U.
Sweet potato is a food security crop because of its ability to withstand adverse climatic conditions and provides sustainable food when other crops fa...
Evaluation of Ten Cassava Varieties for Resistance to Cassava Mosaic Disease in Burkina Faso
Monique Soro1,2, Koussao Somé3,4,*, Fidèle Tiendrébéogo2,3, Justin S. Pita1,5, Rahim Romba6, Bouma James Néya2,3, Daouda. Koné1,7
Abstract The whitefly-transmitted cassava mosaic disease (CMD) caused by cassava mosaic geminiviruses (CMGs) is the most important disease threaten...
Epidemiological assessment of cassava mosaic disease in Burkina Faso
Monique Soro, Fidèle Tiendrébéogo, Justin S. Pita, Edwig T. Traoré, Koussao Somé, Ezechiel B. Tibiri, James B. Néya, J. Musembi Mutuku, Jacques Simporé, Daouda Koné
Surveys were conducted in 2016 and 2017 across the main cassava-growing regions of Burkina Faso to assess the status of cassava mosaic disease (C...
Viruses Infecting Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.) in Nigeria
Musa, A., 1, 2 Alegbejo, M. D., 2 Kashina, B. D., 2 Abraham, P.2, 3 and Mohammed, I. U.1
Sweet potato is the second most important root crop after cassava in Nigeria. Due to decline in Nigeria‘s economy in recent years, the production of s...
South West and North Central Nigeria: Assessment of cassava mosaic disease and field status of African cassava mosaic virus and East African cassava mosaic virus
Angela O. Eni, Oghenevwairhe P. Efekemo, Olabode A. Onile-ere, Justin S. Pita
Cassava mosaic disease (CMD), caused by cassava mosaic begomoviruses (CMBs), is a major threat to cassava production in Nigeria. The predominant CMBs...
Characterization and Distribution of Potyvirus Species Infecting Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas) in Burkina Faso
Fidèle Tiendrébéogo1,2*, Ezechiel B Tibiri1,2, Koussao Somé2,3, James Bouma Neya1,2 and Nicolas Barro4
Virus species belonging to the genus Potyvirus are the most common viruses infecting sweet potato crop. Among these viruses, Sweet potato Feathery Mot...
Optimum Time for Harvesting Cassava Tubers to Reduce Losses Due to Cassava Brown Streak Disease in Northeastern DRC
Honoré Muhindo1, François Wembonyama2, Odette Yengele1, Médard Songbo1, Willy Tata-Hangy3, Sikirou Mouritala3, Justin Pita4 & Godefroid Monde
The present study aimed to determine the appropriate time to harvest cassava tuberous root which minimize the losses due to cassava brown streak dise...
Characterization of virus species associated with sweetpotato virus diseases in Burkina Faso
Ezechiel B. Tibiri1,2,3,4 | Justin S. Pita5 | Fidèle Tiendrébéogo1,3 | Martine Bangratz3,6 | James B. Néya1,3 | Christophe Brugidou3,6 | Koussao Somé2,3 | Nicolas Barro4
Sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas) production in sub-Saharan Africa is severely affected by viral diseases caused by several interacting viruses, includin...
Cassava mosaic disease (CMD) in Benin: Incidence, severity and its whitefly abundance from field surveys in 2020
Jerome Anani Houngue a, Serge Setondji Hou´edjissin a, Corneille Ahanhanzo a, **, Justin S. Pita b, M´elaine S. Ella Hound´enoukon c, Martine Zandjanakou-Tachin
Cassava mosaic disease (CMD) is the main threat to cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) production in Benin. This study was conducted to assess CMD...
Using Thermotherapy And Meristem Tip Culture For Producing Virus-Free Cassava Planting Material From Six Varieties Cultivated In Côte d’Ivoire
E.F Yéo, M.K. Kouassi, J.S. Pita, N.K. Kouassi, D. Koné, S-P. A. N’guetta
Cassava cultivation in Côte d’Ivoire is constrained by cassava mosaic disease (CMD) caused by African cassava mosaic virus (ACMV) and East African cas...