Characterization of Cucumber mosaic virus isolated from yam (Dioscorea spp.) in West Africa
Millions of people in the West African sub-region depend on yam for food and income. In 2008, Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV), one of the most economically important plant viruses was detected in yam fields in Ghana, Benin and Togo, three of the five topmost yam producing countries in the world. Some strains of CMV are reportedly more virulent than others thus the need to characterise the strain...
Eni, A. O., Kumar, P. L., Asiedu, R., Alabi, O. J., Naidu, R. A., Hughes, J. d’A. and Rey, M. E. C.
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