Open AccessFirst report of a phytoplasma affecting cassava orchards in Cote d'Ivoire.
Author(s) -
Kra K.D.,
Toualy Y.M.N.,
Kouamé A.C.,
Diallo H.A.,
Rosete Y. Arocha
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
new disease reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.184
H-Index - 4
ISSN - 2044-0588
DOI - 10.5197/j.2044-0588.2017.035.021
Subject(s) - phytoplasma , biology , cote d ivoire , manihot esculenta , nested polymerase chain reaction , horticulture , manihot , hectare , botany , polymerase chain reaction , agriculture , restriction fragment length polymorphism , gene , humanities , biochemistry , philosophy , ecology
Cassava ( Manihot esculenta ) is one of the staple foods in Africa, cultivated in around 40 countries and producing more than three million tonnes every year (United Nations, 2005). In Cote d'Ivoire, cassava production is second to…