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Cassava, Manihot esculenta

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Distribution, economic importance, symptoms/damage, host range, biology, survival and spread, and management of insect and mite pests and fungal, bacterial, viral and nematode diseases of cassava (Manihot esculenta) using regulatory, physical, cultural, chemical, biological, host resistance, and integrated pest management methods are discussed.

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Reddy, P.P. (2015). Cassava, Manihot esculenta . In: Plant Protection in Tropical Root and Tuber Crops. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2389-4_2

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