PestDisPlace

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[PestDisPlace @PestDisPlace]

Reports of 'Sri Lankan cassava mosaic virus' causing #cassava mosaic disease, indicating the time lag between the collection date of diseased plants and the dates of the virus sequence-validated reports
#CMDinSEA #plantvirus @CIAT_ @RTB_CGIAR @OpenPlantPath @GCP21cassava @MyCIAT

[Alianza de Bioversity International y el CIAT @BiovIntCIAT_esp]

🔬 Nuestro investigador Wilmer Cuellar, líder del equipo de Protección de Cultivos de la Alianza, participará como expositor en una capacitación sobre la enfermedad escoba de bruja en yuca.
📅 8 de mayo
🕘 9:00 a.m.
👉 Inscríbete: https://t.co/Hc6rDmrOSX

[Frontiers - Microbiology @FrontMicrobiol]

New Research: Genome analysis of Ceratobasidium theobromae and its causal association with cassava witches’ broom disease in the Philippines https://t.co/gm4bceD38E #FrontiersIn #FungalBiology

[Frontiers - Plant Science @FrontPlantSci]

New Research: Widespread occurrence of cassava torradovirus 2 and cassava frogskin associated oryzavirus characterized the 2020–2023 outbreak of severe cassava frogskin disease in the Orinoquia region of Colombia https://t.co/DFzaMVtsjP #FrontiersIn #Agronomy

[Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT @BiovIntCIAT_eng]

🌱 Webinar: Cassava Witches' Broom Disease in the Americas
Join us for a focused session on collaborative strategies to tackle CWBD—bringing together regional and international experts to strengthen early detection and coordinated responses.
👉 Register: https://t.co/V3rb6DLcUh

[Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT @BiovIntCIAT_eng]

📰 #InTheMedia | 🌱 Alliance team — Jonathan Newby, Juan Manuel Pardo, Wilmer Cuéllar & Alejandra Gil-Ordoñez — solved the cassava witches’ broom mystery, identifying its genetic cause to protect food security. 🍠🌍✨
🔗 Read more in @ACIARAustralia.
https://t.co/RMo0xGBpg7

[Molecular Plant Pathology @MPPjournal]

Virus-­inducible activation of HR
confers broad-­spectrum resistance to diverse viruses
in plants: https://t.co/nNdDcLqxtv

[Agricultura, Ganadería y Pesca Ecuador 🇪🇨 @AgriculturaEc]

#URGENTE

Información importante sobre la presencia del hongo Foc R4T en finca bananera de El Oro.
@JuanCVegaEC @AgrocalidadEc

#ElNuevoEcuador

[Agrocalidad @AgrocalidadEC]

#ComunicadoOficial | Junto a @AgriculturaEc se confirma la presencia de #FocR4T en el Ecuador en la provincia de El Oro en el cantón Santa Rosa.
La corresponsabilidad y la articulación interinstitucional son fundamentales para proteger el mejor banano del mundo.
Conoce más ⤵️

[Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT @BiovIntCIAT_eng]

📰 #InTheMedia | Mongabay featured our work to stop cassava’s viral spread from Asia to the Amazon. 🍠🌳 How is it linked to climate change and the 800M people who depend on this crop? Find out here 👇
🔗 https://t.co/PI8vbn18qs

[PesquisaFapesp @PesquisaFapesp]

Fungo vindo da Ásia destrói plantações de #mandioca da região Norte. Por causa do clima úmido da Amazônia, praga pode ser ainda mais devastadora do que no Sudeste Asiático. https://t.co/tfEbbrcIev

#engenhariaagronômica #vassouradebruxa

[Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT @BiovIntCIAT_eng]

🌍 Cassava Witches’ Broom Disease is spreading fast, threatening cassava and food security.
🔬 Join our webinar to learn how science is fighting back.
📅 Oct 28, 2025 | 🕗 8:00 a.m. Laos | 📍 Zoom
👉 Register now! https://t.co/F4LsdQ8vSJ

[Wilmer Cuellar @WJCuellar]

First Report of Hoja Blanca Viral Disease in Rice in Texas, USA | Plant Disease https://t.co/CTFQzwwh7g

[ACIAR @ACIARAustralia]

In the 2010s, a mysterious disease impacted cassava in SE Asia, threatening food security. 🌱

With #ACIAR support, researchers led by #CIAT identified the cause & developed tools to protect cassava crops & livelihoods.

Learn more: https://t.co/kxUT5GZe6u

[Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT @BiovIntCIAT_eng]

‍🌾👩‍🔬We held a field trip to Lao PDR's National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute as part of Science Week in Vientiane. 💡
🔬 Cassava disease diagnostics
🌱 Seed systems and rapid multiplication tunnels
🦠 Crop screening
🌾 Climate-smart conservation
🤝 Gene banks

[Frontiers - Ecology & Evolution @FrontEcolEvol]

New Research: An emerging Platynota sp. (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) infesting blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum) in the central coast of Peru https://t.co/goxmVv3e56 #FrontiersIn #InsectScience

[Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT @BiovIntCIAT_eng]

📢 Today, from Vientiane, Laos, we launch Science Week 2025! 🤝 Our annual event unites our scientists to share discoveries, discuss ambitions and renew our strategy. 🚀 Stay tuned as we share food for thought from discussions throughout the week! ��� #DreamBigForImpact

[Makeshkumar @makeshctcri]

International Symposium on Tropical root and tuber crops will be held during 17-21 November 2025 at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. Please visit https://t.co/5WpjBQ8oOj
Registration and abstract submission started

[Agdia, Inc @AgdiaInc]

In new studies published in "Scientific Reports and New Disease Reports", Dr. Wilmer Cuellar and his team from Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT have made strides in the fight against two of the most devastating diseases of Cassava, CFSD & CWBD

Source:
https://t.co/OUl8G7vIYI

[Jenyfer Jiménez Polo @jejipo]

On #frogskin disease 50-year anniversary we present our work on solving this mystery. Search no more, #torradoviruses explain the symptoms on #cassava roots in the Americas. I’m very happy for this achievement

@BiovIntCIAT_eng @USAID @CGIAR
@WJCuellar

https://t.co/oELlYmFLdS

[Wilmer Cuellar @WJCuellar]

This week the Cassava Crop Protection Team from @BiovIntCIAT_eng has been collaborating with FREDON French Guiana in the identification of #cassava diseases, as part of the recent phytosanitary alert in the region.

https://t.co/zuG51ZIF2o