This article is a list of diseases of cassava (Manihot esculenta).
Bacterial and mycoplasma-like diseases | |
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Antholysis | Phytoplasma (Candidatus Phytoplasma spp.) |
Witches' broom | Phytoplasma (Candidatus Phytoplasma spp.) |
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 | |
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Anthracnose | Colletotrichum gloeosporioides Colletotrichum gloeosporoides f.sp. manihotis Glomerella graminicola [teleomorph] |
Armillaria root rot (shoestring root rot) | Armillaria mellea Rhizomorpha subcorticalis [anaomorph] |
Black root and stem rot | Scytalidium sp. 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. |
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 | |
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Phytophthora root rot | P. cryptogea P. drechsleri P. erythroseptica P. nicotianae var. parasitica |
Pythium root rot | Pythium spp. |
Miscellaneous diseases and disorders | |
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Post-harvest root rot | Physiologic and pathogenic deteriorations |
Root smallpox disease | Microbial rotting after feeding by Cyrtomenus bergi |
Viruses are a severe problem in the tropics. Viruses are the primary reason for the complete lack of yield increases in the 25 years .[1]
Viral diseases | |
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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) |