Screening Of Cassava Plant In Oye Ekiti For African Cassava (Manihot esculenta ) Crantz, Mosaic Disease Infection By Polymerase Chain Reaction

Abstract

Cassave is vulnerable to a broad range of diseases caused by viruses. Among them is the Cassava Mosaic Disease which is the most sd\evere and widespread. It limits production of the crop in Sub-Saharan Africa. CMD affected cassava plants produce few or no tubers depending on the severity of the disease and the age of the plant at the time of infection. CMD is one of the major constraints for cassava production in Nigeria.