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PRO/PL> Coconut wilt-related phytoplasma, cassava – Cote d'Ivoire: 1st rep (LN)

Other Plant Disease -- Cote d'IvoireCassava (_Manihot esculenta_) is one of the staple foods in Africa, cultivated in around 40 countries. In Côte d'Ivoire, [it] is widely used [and] has become an alternative income source in coconut-growing areas, since the Côte d'Ivoire lethal yellowing phytoplasma (CILY, 16SrXXII-B, '_Candidatus_ Phytoplasma palmicola-related strains') devastated over 400 hectares of coconut plantations.Recently, symptoms of leaf mosaic, curling and yellowing were Read more [...]