The effect of cassava mosaic geminiviruses on symptom severity, growth and root yield of a cassava mosaic virus disease-susceptible cultivar in Uganda

Annals of Applied Biology

Volumn 145, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 331-337

  Owor, B ^a,b   Legg, J P ^a,c   Okao Okuja, G ^a   Obonyo, R ^a   Ogenga Latigo, M W ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Uganda)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

African cassava mosaic virus; Cassava mosaic geminiviruses; Cassava mosaic virus disease; East African cassava mosaic virus Uganda; Yield loss

Indexed keywords

DISEASE SEVERITY; GROWTH; VIRUS;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGANDA;

AFRICAN CASSAVA MOSAIC VIRUS; AFRICAN CASSAVA MOSAIC VIRUS-[UGANDA]; EAST AFRICAN CASSAVA MOSAIC VIRUS; MANIHOT ESCULENTA;

EID: 28144463825     PISSN: 00034746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7348.2004.tb00390.x     Document Type: Article

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