EPAR TECHNICAL REPORT #298
Mon, 03/23/2015
AUTHORS: Katie Panhorst Harris, Andrew Martin, Samantha Novak, Soo-Hyung Kim, Travis Reynolds, C. Leigh Anderson
ABSTRACT:
Cassava production is prone to many constraints throughout the production cycle, including biotic, abiotic, and management constraints. This brief reviews the literature on the production impacts of two key cassava stressors: cassava bacterial blight (CBB) and postharvest physiological deterioration (PPD). We summarize available estimates of the frequency and magnitude of these constraints relative to other drivers of cassava production losses that affect smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), review the control strategies proposed in the literature, report on the views of several experts in the field, and identify research gaps where relatively little appears to be known about CBB or PPD yield impacts or best practices for CBB or PPD management.
TYPE OF RESEARCH: Literature Review
RESEARCH TOPIC CATEGORY: Sustainable Agriculture & Rural Livelihoods; Agricultural Productivity, Yield, & Constraints
POPULATION(S): Smallholder Farmers
GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS: Sub-Saharan Africa
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