Role of a novel type of double infection in the geminivirus-induced epidemic of severe cassava mosaic in Uganda

Annals of Applied Biology

Volumn 131, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 437-448

  Harrison, B D ^a   Zhou, X ^b   Otim Nape, G W ^c   Liu, Y ^d   Robinson, D J ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b BEIJING INSTITUTE OF BIOTECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c Namulonge Agricultural and Animal Production Research Institute Uganda   (Uganda)

^d INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

African cassava mosaic virus; Cassava; Cassava mosaic disease; Double virus infection; East African cassava mosaic virus; Geminivirus; Uganda

Indexed keywords

CASSAVA; CASSAVA MOSAIC VIRUS; EPIDEMIC; GEMINIVIRUS; VIRAL DISEASE;

(EAST); AFRICA; UGANDA;

EUPHORBIACEAE; MANIHOT ESCULEATA; NICOTIANA BENTHAMIANA; SOLANACEAE;

EID: 0031408026     PISSN: 00034746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7348.1997.tb05171.x     Document Type: Article

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