Cassava mosaic disease in Burkina Faso: epidemiological aspects and disease management perspectives.

ABSTRACT: Cassava Mosaic Disease (CMD) is the main biotic constraint to cassava production in West Africa. In Burkina Faso, efforts are underway to manage it sustainably using classical surveillance, including field monitoring and laboratory diagnosis. However, this method has significant limitations that make it difficult to address early management. The aim of this study was to provide recent epidemiological data on CMD, while highlighting the limitations of classical surveillance. Fields monitoring and laboratory diagnosis took 14 months for the 2020 survey and 6 months for the 2022 survey year. A total of 4,680 plants from 156 fields were assessed in 2020 and 3,810 plants from 127 fields in 2022. The overall mean incidences were 9.46% and 3.33% in 2020 and 2022, respectively. The highest inciden

SUBMITTER: Sawadogo S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12504380 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature