PRO/PL> Mosaic disease, cassava - West Africa: additional viruses

Other Plant Disease -- Worldwide/Unknown
Cassava mosaic disease (CMD) is a major constraint to cassava (_Manihot esculenta_) production in Africa. CMD-associated begomoviruses group either in the _African cassava mosaic virus_ (ACMV) or _East African cassava mosaic virus_ (EACMV) clusters. In August 2014, leaf samples were collected from 5 symptomatic cassava plants in Cameroon, and from 3 symptomatic plants in Togo to determine suspected begomoviruses associated with CMD. Total DNA was isolated, circular, single-stranded DNA was

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