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African Cassava Mosaic Disease (ACMD)

Cassava plant showing severe symptoms of the African Cassava Mosaic Disease (ACMD).
(c) A.A. Seif, icipe
African Cassava Mosaic Virus symptoms
(c) A.A. Seif, icipe

Cassava bacterial blight

Cassava bacterial blight (Xanthomonas campestris pv. manihotis). Angular leaf spots, sometimes with yellow haloes, rapidly expanding, leading to necrosis and leaf fall.
(c) Grahame Jackson (Courtesy of EcoPort)

Brown leaf spot

Cassava brown leaf spot (Cercosporidium henningsii)
(c) A.A.Seif, icipe

Cassava brown streak virus disease

Cassava roots completely destroyed by Cassava Brown Streak Disease. This disease renders cassava roots unfit for consumption and use.
(c) IITA, 2010
Cassava brown streak virus symptoms on plant. Notice chlorosis along leaf veins.
(c) Emily Masinde, 2018
Cassava brown streak virus symptoms on plant. Notice chlorosis in between veins.
(c) Emily Masinde, 2018

Anthracnose

Cancers of cassava anthracnose disease (Glomerella manihotis) on stem
(c) www.iita.org
Severe stem infection by cassava anthracnose
(c) IITA, 2010

Post harvest diseases

Cassava roots infected with cassava root rot disease.
(c) IITA, 2005

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