Scientists alarmed by rapid spread of brown streak disease in cassava
Monday, May 6, 2013 - 12:00
in Health & Medicine
Cassava experts are reporting new outbreaks and the increased spread of Cassava Brown Streak Disease or CBSD, warning that the rapidly proliferating plant virus could cause a 50 percent drop in production of a crop that provides a significant source of food and income for 300 million Africans.