Begomoviruses have progressively been reported to be infecting sweetpotatoes throughout the world. Despite showing few symptoms, limited studies have reported them to have a varying but significant impact on root quality and yield. A cultivar with moderate resistance to Sweet potato feathery mottle virus (SPFMV) and/or Sweet potato chlorotic stunt virus (SPCSV) had a yield reduction of 47% from of single infection of a begomovirus, in contrast to a SPVD susceptible cultivar, which was hardly affected by it.
Authors: Bramwel Wanjala, Jan Kreuze
Subjects: Crop protection , Seed systems, Sweetpotatoes, Sweetpotato agri-food systems
Pages: 2
Publisher: International Potato Center
Publication Date: August 31, 2019
Identifier: https://hdl.handle.net/10568/105956
Rights: Open access: CC-BY-4.0
Keywords: 2019 SASHA Brief 17, begomoviruses, production, sub-Saharan Africa
HOW TO CITE
International Potato Center. 2019. SASHA Brief 17. Are begomoviruses a threat to sweetpotato production in Sub-Saharan Africa? Sweetpotato Action for Security and Health in Africa Project (SASHA). CIP. 2 p