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Cassava Frogskin Disease: Current knowledge on a re-emerging disease in the Americas

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Title Cassava Frogskin Disease: Current knowledge on a re-emerging disease in the Americas
 
Creator Pardo, Juan Manuel
Alvarez, Elizabeth
Becerra López Lavelle, Luis Augusto
Olaya, Cristian A.
Leiva, Ana Maria
Cuéllar, Wilmer Jose
 
Subject carbohydrate content
pathogens
plant viruses
contenido de carbohidratos
organismos patógenos
virus de las plantas
 
Description Cassava frogskin disease (CFSD) is a graft-transmissible disease of cassava reported for the first time in the 1970s, in Colombia. The disease is characterized by the formation of longitudinal lip-like fissures on the peel of the cassava storage roots and a progressive reduction in fresh weight and starch content. Since its first report, different pathogens have been identified in CFSD-affected plants and improved sequencing technologies have unraveled complex mixed infections building up in plants with severe root symptoms. The re-emergence of the disease in Colombia during 2019–2020 is again threatening the food security of low-income farmers and the growing local cassava starch industry. Here, we review some results obtained over several years of CFSD pathology research at CIAT, and provide insights on the biology of the disease coming from works on symptoms’ characterization, associated pathogens, means of transmission, carbohydrate accumulation, and management. We expect this work will contribute to a better understanding of the disease, which will reflect on lowering its impact in the Americas and minimize the risk of its spread elsewhere.
 
Date 2022-07-14
2022-08-25T13:16:54Z
2022-08-25T13:16:54Z
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Pardo, J.M.; Alvarez, E.; Becerra, L.A.; Olaya, C.; Leiva, A. M.; Cuellar, W. (2022) Cassava Frogskin Disease: Current knowledge on a re-emerging disease in the Americas. Plants 11(14): 1841. 15 p. ISSN: 2223-7747
2223-7747
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/120941
https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11141841
 
Language en
 
Rights CC-BY-4.0
Open Access
 
Format 15 p.
application/pdf
 
Publisher MDPI AG
 
Source Plants