List of cassava diseases

This article is a list of diseases of cassava (Manihot esculenta).

Bacterial and Phytoplasma diseases[edit]

Bacterial and mycoplasma-like diseases
Antholysis	Phytoplasma^[which?] (Candidatus Phytoplasma spp.)
Witches' broom	Phytoplasma^[which?] (Candidatus Phytoplasma spp.)
Bacterial blight	Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. manihotis
Bacterial angular leaf spot	Xanthomonas campestris pv. cassavae
Bacterial stem gall	Agrobacterium tumefaciens Biovar 1
Bacterial stem rot	Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora
Bacterial wilt	Erwinia herbicola (syn. Pantoea agglomerans)

Fungal diseases[edit]

Fungal diseases
Anthracnose	Colletotrichum gloeosporioides = Colletotrichum gloeosporoides f.sp. manihotis Glomerella cingulata [teleomorph] Colletotrichum graminicola Glomerella graminicola [teleomorph]
Armillaria root rot (shoestring root rot)	Armillaria mellea Rhizomorpha subcorticalis [anaomorph]
Black root and stem rot	Scytalidium sp.^[which?] Hendersonula toruloidea [syanamorph]
Blight leaf spot	Cercospora vicosae
Brown leaf spot	Cercosporidium henningsii Mycosphaerella henningsii [teleomorph]
Cassava ash	Oidium manihotis
Concentric ring leaf spot	Phyllosticta manihotae P. manihoticola
Dematophora root rot (Rosellinia root rot)	Dematophora necatrix Rosellinia necatrix [teleomorph]
Diplodia root and stem rot	Diplodia manihoti
Fusarium root rot	Fusarium oxysporum F. solani Nectria haematococca [teleomorph]
Rigidopurus root rot	Rigidoporus microporus = Rigidoporus lignosus
Rust	Uromyces spp.^[which?]
Sclerotium root rot (southern blight)	Sclerotium rolfsii Athelia rolfsii [teleomorph]
Superelongation	Sphaceloma manihoticola Elsinoë brasiliensis [teleomorph]
Verticillium root and stem rot	Verticillium dahliae
White leaf spot	Phaeoramularia manihotis

Oomycete diseases[edit]

Oomycete diseases
Phytophthora root rot	P. cryptogea P. drechsleri P. erythroseptica P. nicotianae var. parasitica
Pythium root rot	Pythium spp.^[which?]

Miscellaneous diseases and disorders[edit]

Miscellaneous diseases and disorders
Post-harvest root rot	Physiologic and pathogenic deteriorations
Root smallpox disease	Microbial rotting after feeding by Cyrtomenus bergi

Viral diseases[edit]

Viruses are a severe problem in the tropics. Viruses are the primary reason for the complete lack of yield increases in the 25 years up to 2019^[update].^[1]

Viral diseases
African cassava mosaic	African cassava mosaic virus (ACMV)
Cassava brown streak disease	Cassava brown streak virus^[2] (CBSV)
Cassava common mosaic	Cassava common mosaic virus (CsCMV)
Cassava frogskin	Cassava Frogskin-Associated Virus ^[3] (CsFSaV)
Cassava green mottle	Cassava green mottle virus^[4] (CGMV)
Cassava symptomless infections	Cassava American latent virus (CsAlV) Cassava Ivorian bacilliform virus^[5] (CIBV)
Cassava vein mosaic	Cassava vein mosaic virus (CsVMV)
Indian cassava mosaic	Indian cassava mosaic virus (ICMV)

References[edit]

^ Afedraru, Lominda (2019-01-31). "Uganda to launch innovative gene-edited cassava research". Alliance for Science. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
^ McGrath, Matt (2011-11-17). "UN warns of staple crop virus 'epidemic'". BBC News. Retrieved Jun 29, 2019.
^ Di Feo, L.; Zanini, A.; Rodríguez Pardina, P.; Cuervo, M.; Carvajal-Yepes, M.; Cuellar, W. J. (2015). "First Report of Cassava common mosaic virus and Cassava frogskin-associated virus Infecting Cassava in Argentina". Plant Disease. 99 (5). American Phytopathological Society (APS): 733. doi:10.1094/PDIS-10-14-1088-PDN. hdl:10568/66634.
^ "Cassava green mottle". Retrieved Jun 29, 2019.
^ Scott SW, MacFarlane SA, McGavin WJ, Fargette D. (May 17, 2014). "Cassava Ivorian bacilliform virus is a member of the genus Anulavirus". Arch. Virol. 159 (10): 2791–3. doi:10.1007/s00705-014-2086-3. PMID 24838850. S2CID 254061653.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

Common Names of Diseases, The American Phytopathological Society (APS)

[Afedraru-2019-1] Afedraru, Lominda (2019-01-31). "Uganda to launch innovative gene-edited cassava research". Alliance for Science. Retrieved 2021-08-15.

[2] McGrath, Matt (2011-11-17). "UN warns of staple crop virus 'epidemic'". BBC News. Retrieved Jun 29, 2019.

[3] Di Feo, L.; Zanini, A.; Rodríguez Pardina, P.; Cuervo, M.; Carvajal-Yepes, M.; Cuellar, W. J. (2015). "First Report of Cassava common mosaic virus and Cassava frogskin-associated virus Infecting Cassava in Argentina". Plant Disease. 99 (5). American Phytopathological Society (APS): 733. doi:10.1094/PDIS-10-14-1088-PDN. hdl:10568/66634.

[4] "Cassava green mottle". Retrieved Jun 29, 2019.

[5] Scott SW, MacFarlane SA, McGavin WJ, Fargette D. (May 17, 2014). "Cassava Ivorian bacilliform virus is a member of the genus Anulavirus". Arch. Virol. 159 (10): 2791–3. doi:10.1007/s00705-014-2086-3. PMID 24838850. S2CID 254061653.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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