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ReviewPlants (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Cassava Witches' Broom Disease in Southeast Asia: A Review of Its Distribution and Associated Symptoms.

Juan M Pardo, Khonesavanh Chittarath, Pinkham Vongphachanh, Le Thi Hang, Samoul Oeurn, Warren Arinaitwe, Rafael Rodriguez, Sok Sophearith, Al Imran Malik, Wilmer J Cuellar

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Review in Plants (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
6.4field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 4 institutions in 4 countries.

Juan M PardoCassava Program, International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), The Americas Hub, Km 17 Recta Cali-Palmira, Cali 763537, Colombia.ORCID 0000-0003-0496-3181
Khonesavanh ChittarathPlant Protection Center (PPC), Department of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Vientiane P.O. Box 811, Laos.
Pinkham VongphachanhPlant Protection Center (PPC), Department of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Vientiane P.O. Box 811, Laos.
Le Thi HangPlant Protection Research Institute (PPRI), Duc Thang, Bac Tu Liem, Ha Noi 100000, Vietnam.
Samoul OeurnPlant Protection Sanitary and Phytosanitary Department, General Directorate of Agriculture (GDA), Phnom Penh 120406, Cambodia.
Warren ArinaitweCassava Program Asia Office, International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Vientiane P.O. Box 783, Laos.
Rafael RodriguezCassava Program, International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), The Americas Hub, Km 17 Recta Cali-Palmira, Cali 763537, Colombia.
Sok SophearithCassava Program Cambodia Office, International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Phnom Penh 120904, Cambodia.
Al Imran MalikCassava Program Asia Office, International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Vientiane P.O. Box 783, Laos.ORCID 0000-0002-8688-2117
Wilmer J CuellarCassava Program, International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), The Americas Hub, Km 17 Recta Cali-Palmira, Cali 763537, Colombia.ORCID 0000-0003-4702-3237
International Center for Tropical Agriculture · COMinistry of Agriculture and Forestry · LARoyal University of Agriculture, Cambodia · KHVietnam Academy of Agricultural Sciences · VN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cassava witches' broom disease (CWBD) is one of the main diseases of cassava in Southeast Asia (SEA). Affected cassava plants show reduced internodal length and proliferation of leaves (phyllody) in the middle and top part of the plant, which results in reduced root yields of 50% or more. It is thought to be caused by phytoplasma; however, despite its widespread distribution in SEA still little is known about CWBD pathology. The overarching goal of this study was to review and corroborate published information on CWBD biology and epidemiology considering recent field observations. We report the following: (1) CWBD symptoms are conserved and persistent in SEA and are distinct from what has been reported as witches' broom in Argentina and Brazil. (2) In comparison with cassava mosaic disease, another major disease of cassava in SEA, symptoms of CWBD develop later. (3) Phytoplasma detected in CWBD-affected plants belong to different ribosomal groups and there is no association study available indicating phytoplasma as the causing agent of CWBD. These findings are essential clues for designing surveillance and management strategies and for future studies to better understand the biology, tissue localization and spatial spread of CWBD in SEA and other potential risk areas.

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cassava witches’ broom diseasediagnosticsphyllodyphytoplasma

Identifiers

PMID37299196
PMCPMC10255860
OpenAlexW4379470494

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