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The development of management strategies for maize streak virus disease

The project completed the validation of a system whereby farmers were provided with knowledge of how […]
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Tethered flight and morphometric studies with Cicadulina storeyi and C. mbila leafhoppers (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) vectors of maize streak virus in Uganda

Tethered flight studies, carried out in southern Uganda with the leafhoppers Cicadulina storeyi China and C. […]
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Spatial dynamics of maize streak virus disease epidemic development in maize fields

An experiment was performed to investigate the spread of infection in maize streak virus epidemics. Four […]
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Preliminary observations on the mating behavior of Cicadulina storeyi China and C. mbila Naudé (Homoptera: Cicadellidae)

Several species of the genus Cicadulina are vectors of maize streak virus (MSV) (Rose, 1978). This […]
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Electrical penetration graphs from Cicadulina spp. and the inoculation of a persistent virus into maize