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Cassava pests and disease
Rachid Hanna, A. Fotso
+Numerous colleagues, students and partners
Contract review presentation, IITA-Ibadan, 18 February. 2015
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Importance of cassava for Africa
> 50% of world production in Africa
> 90 million tons fresh production; > any other crop in Africa
Vital to livelihoods of > 200 million people
Key food security role
Huge untapped potential for commercial development.
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Major constraints of production
Pests and diseases
Local varieties with low yield potential
Poor agronomic practices
Poor soil fertility and other soil characteristics
Relative lack of commercialization
Cassava mosaic disease
Cassava green mite
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Component of an integrated management
programs of cassava pests and diseases
Factors affecting abundance
Incidence/severity
Distribution, seasonality,
Diversity
Knowledge dissemination, training, and grower adoption
Biological control
Cultural controls
Host plant resistance
Chemicalcontrols Monitoring
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Ecologically-based pest management
Use of multiple
tactics to
manage pests
in the
agroecosystem
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Major cassava pests and diseases in
Central Africa
African root
and tuber scale
Cassava green
mite
Cassava mosaic
virus disease
Cassava
mealybug
Climate change Cassava brown
streak virus disease
Whitflies
Cassava
Anthracnose and
Bacterial Blight
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Major challenges to African Agriculture:
Accidental introduction and spread of
cassava mealybug and cassava green mite
UgandaVenezuela
Brazil
Colombia
Peru
Bolivia
Paraguay
Kenya
AFRICA
S. AMERICA
Early 1970s
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Cassava mealybug
Phenacoccus
manihoti
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Anagyrus lopezi in Africa
A. lopezi
provided
excellent
control
Some
challenges on
poor soils
where
outbreaks can
still occir
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Cassava Green Mite
Mononychellus
tanajoa
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Typhlodromalus aripo in Africa
1st released
In Benin
Typhlodromalus aripo
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T. aripo in cassava apex
Typhlodromalus aripo attacking cassava
green mite
Conservation biological control of cassava
green mite – hairy cassava
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But displays a strong
pattern of diurnal vertical
migration at night
apex
leaf 2leaf 1
leaf 7
leaf 20
leaf 8
apex
leaf 2leaf 1
leaf 7
leaf 20
leaf 8
Predator resides in apex of cassava branches
Day
Night
(Onzo et al. 2003)
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TMS 30572 AgricOdoungbo
0.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
1 2 3 4 5
Apex hairiness
Pro
port
ion
of
ap
ices
wit
h T
. ari
po
Preference for hairy
cassava genotypes
(Hanna et al. unpubl)
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Complementary strategies for
CGM biocontrol
Conservation biological control – using hairy
cassava varieties
Use of entomopathogenic fungus Neozygites
tanajoae from Brazil
Fungus present in Africa but Brazilian isolates
much more virulent
First introduced in Benin 1999
Increased infection but we lacked tools to
distinguish isolates.
Primers recently developed to identify isolates
(Cornell and Gottingen Universities).
Potential to introduce fungus to other countries
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African root and tuber scale
in Central Africa
Countries with S. vayssiereiApproximate distribution
Hot spot
Cassa
va
Coco
ya
m
Afr
am
om
um
First described from Manihotesculenta (Richard 1971)
Reported as pest on cassava in Cameroon in 1981 (Mutsaers et al.) & later as major constraint to cassava production in Cameroon and the DR Congo
But until recently very little was known about its biology, ecology, and management
Crop losses can reach 70% in severely affected areas.
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Types of damage
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Likely factors in rise
in scale problem:
shorter fallow and
abundance of host
plants in the young
fallows
+2.4 fold
Sca
les p
er
pla
nt
Prior vegetation type
All blocks179
74
0
50
100
150
200
Young fallow Secondary
Forest
Yaounde Block
Cassava
Likely factors in rise in scale problem
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Anoplolepis tenella
Scale-ant association
>200 morphospecies (35 genera) of ants found in scale habitat - cassava fields and surrounding forest and fallow vegetation
Anoplolepis tenella (brown crazy ant) most frequently associated with S. vayssierei(98%)
Laboratory and field experiments showed that ant is essential of scale survival
Tends the scale (for honeydew); shown experimentally to be agent of dispersal - it carries crawlers to new infestation sites
Factors affecting abundance and distribution of A. tenella and underlying factors affecting its close association to the ARTS
Developed a bait to disrupt ant-scale association.
S. vayssierei
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ARTS management summary
Shorter fallows coupled with higher frequency of left-
over cassava and other host plants contribute to
scale/ant reservoir which exacerbate scale problem.
Follow management – i.e., reducing host residues during
fallow period and/or host plant residue removal before
planting – can help in reducing scale infestations and
improve cassava yield.
Host plant tolerance – no resistance yet found – but large
variations in suitability to the scale
Several tolerant varieties are presently being promoted;
should be tested in other affected countries; local
germplasm should be screened for susceptibility to the
scale
Ant management: use of boric acid + sugar bait can be
effective in reducing the ant and therefore the scale
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Cassava whiteflies
Bemisia and Aleurodicus
B. tabaci B. afer Spiralling whitefly
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Damage caused by SWF
Direct feeding can cause
premature leaf drop,
reduces plant vigor and
yields
Indirect damage - sooty moulds
(reduce photosynthesis and
yields.
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Serendipitous parasitoid
introductions
1993
Encarsia dispersa
E. guadeloupea
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Bemisia tabaci
Worldwide distribution
Exists in many types – now being split into species.
Very large host range but types closely associated with specific host plants
Young and adults feed by sucking on leave
Generally not much direct damage
Principal economic importance is vector of many viruses: cassava mosaic and cassava brown streak viruses
But new superabundant species
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Physical damage to upper leaves
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Insects and mites for whitefly control
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True resistance to B. tabaci not found yet among African cassava
varieties – but lots of variability.
Early flowering and susceptibility to mites – possible factors.
Presently working with clones from CIAT that are resistance to
another whitefly - Aleurotrachelus socialis
Parasitism by several aphelinid parasitoids can reach 40% at
time and likely play a important role in whitefly control – need to
better understand diversity and role of the parasitoids and
develop ways to promote their control of whiteflies.
Surveillance and containment of spread of B. tabaci
superabundant biotypes.
Biotechnology – RNAi (gene silencing)
Summary B. tabaci management
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Cassava mosaic virus diseases
Healthy Cassava
Diseased cassava
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Pandemic of sever CMD
CMD pandemic zonesNot surveyedPandemic affectedUnaffected
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Eastern Cameroon
Alabi et al 2010.
N. Angola – Kumar et al., 2009
Tabora
Ndyetabula
et al., 2008
Uganda 1990s
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Severe cassava mosaic disease in Cameroon
Distribution of
EACMV-UG in
Cameroon. Each
point represents a
location from which
cassava samples
were collected for
EAMCV-UG, ACMV
and EACMV
analysis. Locations
where EACMV-UG
positive samples is
indicated in red; and
the sites where only
ACMV/EACMV was
detected is
indicated in blue.
EACMV-UG found first time in 2009
Alabi et al. 2010
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Severe CMD in Cameroon
2015/2016
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Cassava Brown Streak Virus Disease
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1930s
2009
2004
20052005
New Outbreaks of CBSD
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Plenty of resistance to CMD; some resistance for CBSD (IITA
working on transgenic cassava for both disease and whitefly
resistance); varieties must be disseminated;
Vigorous campaigns in DRC and Cameroon, but other countries
– CAR, Tchad, Gabon, Congo, Eq. Guinea need more
investment in variety dissemination.
CMD spread in CAR, Tchad, Gabon, Congo, Eq. Guinea
requires updating (information is old); surveillance and actions
to reduce spread into unaffected areas;
Similar efforts are needed for CBSD;
Need more information on whiteflies diversity and associated
parasitoids from all CA countries;
Farmer training on disease recognition and management.
CMD and CBSD management
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Resistant/tolerant varieties: TMS
96/0023; TME 419, TMS
96/1414, TMS 92/0067);
Use cuttings that do not show
symptoms of the disease
(cankers)
Remove severly affected plants
Keep your field clean (weed-
free).
CAD management
Cassava Anthracnose Disease
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Resistant/tolerant varieties:TMS
92/0067) and use cuttings from
unaffected fields.
Remove symptomatic leaves an bury
infected leaves and debri.
Rotate cassava with other crops.
Remove severly affected plants
Keep your field clean (weed-free).
Reduce grasshopper abundance –
vectors.
CBB management
Cassava Bacterial Blight (CBB)
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Implementation of developed IPM for
Africa root and tuber scale
Conservation biological control of
cassava green mite
Surveillance of severe cassava
mosaic disease (CMD) and CBSD
especially unaffected countries, and
development and promotion of
cassava resistance to CMD
Host plant resistance and biological
control of Bemisia tabaci, vector of
cassava mosaic viruse
Information dissemination sand
capacity development
Cassava IPM outlook
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Projected global effects on
agriculture due to climate change
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Why? Impact of climate change
An increase in extreme climate events, changes in moisture
conditions, temperature increase, elevated CO2 concentrations
expected to magnify pest pressure on agricultural systems
Accelerated pest development leading to more pest cycles per
season.
Susceptibility to pests increases in drought stressed plants.
Asynchronization of pests and antagonists - > risk of pest outbreaks.
Range expansion - existing pests and invasion by new pests
Increase damage potential from invasive alien species.
Exacerbate already existing food security problems.
Numerous examples of increasing pest status have been
documented and modeled.
Level of vulnerability may be agroecosystem specific hence the need
to understand and predict climate change effect Adapted from J. Kroschel
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Phenology modelling for climate change and
adaptation planning
Cassava mealybug
& A. lopeziCassava green mite
& T. aripo
Banana aphid
Bactrocera invadens & Fopius arisanus
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Divide into groups – by country (of if too few, join neighboring
country).
Elect an animator and rapporteur.
Develop a priority list of interventions for pest and disease
management – do not to forget capacity building.
Provide a list of on-going programs, research and development
organization active in cassava sector, and present and potential
donors.
Present summary of discussion: 5-8 min/country.
Rapporteur should provide soft version of each country summary.
Way forward for our session
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Thank you very much for your kind attention
Merci beaucoup pour votre amiable attention
Thank you et Merci