Scientific Publications
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...
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...