selected publications
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article
- Obituary Pothur Sreenivasulu (1950–2020). Archives of Virology. 166:1-2. 2021
- Pothur Sreenivasulu (1950–2020): a humble virologist who made eminent contributions to virology discipline in India 2020
- Disease incidence and severity in cowpea lines evaluated for resistance to single and multiple infections of endemic viruses in Nigeria. Journal of Crop Improvement. 1-26. 2020
- Germplasm Acquisition and Distribution by CGIAR Genebanks.. PLANTS-BASEL. 9:1296. 2020
- Assessment of Yam mild mosaic virus coat protein gene sequence diversity reveals the prevalence of cosmopolitan and African group of isolates in Ghana and Nigeria.. Current Plant Biology. 23:100156. 2020
- Global cropland connectivity: A risk factor for invasion and saturation by emerging pathogens and pests. BioScience. 70:744-758. 2020
- Distribution and virulence of fungal species isolated from yam (Dioscorea spp.) tubers in three agroecological zones of Nigeria. International Journal of Pest Management. 66:252-261. 2020
- Quantitative trait loci mapping for resistance to maize streak virus in F 2:3 population of tropical maize. Cereal Research Communications. 48:195-202. 2020
- Correction To: Detection and diversity of maize yellow mosaic virus infecting maize in Nigeria. 2020
- Distribution and diversity of viruses infecting yams (Dioscorea spp.) in Cameroon. 2019
- Monitoring Aspergillus flavus Genotypes in a Multi-Genotype Aflatoxin Biocontrol Product With Quantitative Pyrosequencing.. Frontiers in Microbiology. 10:2529. 2019
- Impact of single and double infection with cucumber mosaic virus and potato virus Y on growth and yield of pepper. International Journal of Vegetable Science. 25:529-541. 2019
- Open data kit (ODK) in crop farming: mobile data collection for seed yam tracking in Ibadan, Nigeria. Journal of Crop Improvement. 33:605-619. 2019
- Molecular Characterization of a New Virus Species Identified in Yam (Dioscorea spp.) by High-Throughput Sequencing. 2019
- Seed transmissibility of Cucumber mosaic virus in Capsicum species. International Journal of Vegetable Science. 25:146-153. 2019
- Prevalence and Genome Characterization of Field Isolates of Sugarcane Mosaic Virus (SCMV) in Nigeria.. Plant Disease. 103:818-824. 2019
- Tissue culture and next-generation sequencing: A combined approach for detecting yam (Dioscorea spp.) viruses.. Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology. 105:54-66. 2019
- An EST-SSR based genetic linkage map and identification of QTLs for anthracnose disease resistance in water yam (Dioscorea alata L.). PLOS ONE. 13:318378. 2018
- An EST-SSR based genetic linkage map and identification of QTLs for anthracnose disease resistance in water yam (Dioscorea alata L.). PLOS ONE. 13:318378. 2018
- Mapping of QTLs associated with recovery resistance to streak virus disease in maize. ANNALS OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE. 63:115-121. 2018
- Rapid detection of potyviruses from crude plant extracts.. Analytical Biochemistry. 546:17-22. 2018
- Chromogenic detection of yam mosaic virus by closed-tube reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification (CT-RT-LAMP). Archives of Virology. 163:1057-1061. 2018
- First report of Passion fruit woodiness virus associated with passion fruit woodiness disease of passion fruit caused by a strain of Passion fruit woodiness virus in Nigeria. Plant Disease. 102:1181-1181. 2018
- Genome sequencing of the staple food crop white Guinea yam enables the development of a molecular marker for sex determination. BMC Biology. 15:86-86. 2017
- PCR-DGGE Analysis: Unravelling Complex Mixtures of Badnavirus Sequences Present in Yam Germplasm. Viruses. 9:181. 2017
- Diversity of Root-knot Nematodes Associated with Tubers of Yam (Dioscorea spp.) Established Using Isozyme Analysis and Mitochondrial DNA-based Identification.. Journal of Nematology. 49:177-188. 2017
- First Report of Maize yellow mosaic virus Infecting Sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) and Itch Grass (Rottboellia cochinchinensis) in Nigeria. Plant Disease. 101:1335-1335. 2017
- Identification and molecular characterization of a novel sugarcane streak mastrevirus and an isolate of the A-strain of maize streak virus from sugarcane in Nigeria.. Archives of Virology. 162:597-602. 2017
- Incidence and diversity of viruses in cowpeas and weeds in the unmanaged farming systems of savanna zones in Nigeria. Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection. 50:1-12. 2017
- Comparative Reliability of Screening Parameters for Anthracnose Resistance in Water Yam (Dioscorea alata). Plant Disease. 101:209-216. 2017
- Morphological and molecular characterisation of Scutellonema species from yam (Dioscorea spp.) and a key to the species of the genus. Nematology. 19:751-787. 2017
- Pigeonpea Sterility Mosaic Emaraviruses: A Journey from a Mysterious Virus to Classic Emaraviruses 2017
- First Report of Outbreaks of the Fall Armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (J E Smith) (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae), a New Alien Invasive Pest in West and Central Africa.. PLOS ONE. 11. 2016
- Evaluation of isolates of Trichoderma, Pseudomonas and Bacillus species as treatment for the control of post-harvest fungal rot disease of yam (Dioscorea spp.). Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection. 49:456-470. 2016
- First Report of Meloidogyne enterolobii Causing Tuber Galling Damage on White Yam (Dioscorea rotundata) in Nigeria. Plant Disease. 100:2173-2174. 2016
- Nematodes on yam in Nigeria: Situation on the ground 2016
- Novel method for phenotyping yam for nematode resistance 2016
- A Sequence-Independent Strategy for Amplification and Characterisation of Episomal Badnavirus Sequences Reveals Three Previously Uncharacterised Yam Badnaviruses.. Viruses. 8:188. 2016
- Pigeonpea sterility mosaic virus: a legume-infecting Emaravirus from South Asia. Molecular Plant Pathology. 16:775-786. 2015
- Rapid and Specific Detection of Yam Mosaic Virus by Reverse-Transcription Recombinase Polymerase Amplification. Journal of Virological Methods. 222:138-144. 2015
- Maize Lethal Necrosis (MLN), an emerging threat to maize-based food security in sub-Saharan Africa. Phytopathology. 105:956-965. 2015
- Fine mapping of Msv1, a major QTL for resistance to Maize Streak Virus leads to development of production markers for breeding pipelines. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 128:1839-1854. 2015
- Diversity, Distribution and Effects on Cassava Cultivars of Cassava Brown Streak Viruses in Malawi. Journal of Phytopathology. 163:433-443. 2015
- First Report of 16SrII-C Subgroup Phytoplasma Causing Phyllody and Witches’-broom Disease in Soybean in Tanzania. Plant Disease. 99:886-886. 2015
- Role of Nucleopolyhedroviruses (NPVs) in the Management of Lepidopteran Pests in Asia 2015
- Efficacy of Oryza sativa husk and Quercus phillyraeoides extracts for the in vitro and in vivo control of fungal rot disease of white yam (Dioscorea rotundata Poir). SpringerPlus. 3:711-711. 2014
- First Report of Maize chlorotic mottle virus Infecting Maize in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Plant Disease. 98:1448-1448. 2014
- The prevalence of badnaviruses in West African yams (Dioscorea cayenensis-rotundata) and evidence of endogenous pararetrovirus sequences in their genomes.. Virus Research. 186:144-154. 2014
- The association between exposure to aflatoxin, mutation in TP53, infection with hepatitis B virus, and occurrence of liver disease in a selected population in Hyderabad, India.. Mutation Research-genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis. 766:23-28. 2014
- Yam Improvement for Income and Food Security in West Africa: Effectiveness of a multi-disciplinary and multi-institutional team-work. Journal of Root Crops. 40:85-92. 2014
- Health of farmer-saved maize seed in north-east Nigeria. European Journal of Plant Pathology. 137:563-572. 2013
- Angiotensin II type 1 receptor A1166C gene polymorphism and essential hypertension in Calabar and Uyo cities, Nigeria.. Indian Journal of Human Genetics. 19:213. 2013
- First Report of Banana bunchy top virus in Banana and Plantain (Musa spp.) in Nigeria.. Plant Disease. 97:290-290. 2013
- A study of the M235T variant of the angiotensinogen gene and hypertension in a sample population of Calabar and Uyo, Nigeria. Egyptian Journal of Medical Human Genetics. 14:13-19. 2013
- Does the informal seed system threaten cowpea seed health. Crop Protection. 43:166-174. 2013
- Pathogen-derived resistance using a viral nucleocapsid gene confers only partial non-durable protection in peanut against peanut bud necrosis virus. Archives of Virology. 158:133-143. 2013
- First Report of Mango Malformation Disease Caused by Fusarium tupiense in Senegal.. Plant Disease. 96:1582-1582. 2012
- First Report of Leaf Blight of Taro (Colocasia esculenta) Caused by Phytophthora colocasiae in Ghana.. Plant Disease. 96:292-292. 2012
- Multiplex RT-PCR assays for the simultaneous detection of both RNA and DNA viruses infecting cassava and the common occurrence of mixed infections by two cassava brown streak viruses in East Africa.. Journal of Virological Methods. 179:176-184. 2012
- Banana bunchy top virus in sub-Saharan Africa: investigations on virus distribution and diversity.. Virus Research. 159:171-182. 2011
- Comparing the regional epidemiology of the cassava mosaic and cassava brown streak virus pandemics in Africa. Virus Research. 159:161-170. 2011
- Isolation and characterization of baculoviruses from three major lepidopteran pests in the semi-arid tropics of India.. Indian Journal of Virology. 22:29-36. 2011
- First report of taro (Colocasia esculenta) leaf blight caused by Phytophthora colocasiae in Nigeria.. Plant Disease. 95:618-618. 2011
- First report of soybean witches'-broom disease caused by group 16SrII phytoplasma in soybean in Malawi and Mozambique.. Plant Disease. 95:492-492. 2011
- Two new ‘legumoviruses’ (genus Begomovirus ) naturally infecting soybean in Nigeria. Archives of Virology. 155:643-656. 2010
- Terminal drought-tolerant pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.] have high leaf ABA and limit transpiration at high vapour pressure deficit. Journal of Experimental Botany. 61:1431-1440. 2010
- Identification of a virus naturally infecting sorghum in India as Sugarcane streak mosaic virus. European Journal of Plant Pathology. 127:13-19. 2010
- Occurrence of Banana Bunchy Top Disease Caused by the Banana bunchy top virus on Banana and Plantain (Musa sp.) in Cameroon.. Plant Disease. 93:1076-1076. 2009
- Multiplex PCR for the detection of African cassava mosaic virus and East African cassava mosaic Cameroon virus in cassava. Journal of Virological Methods. 154:111-120. 2008
- First Report of the Occurrence of African cassava mosaic virus in a Mosaic Disease of Soybean in Nigeria. Plant Disease. 92:1709-1709. 2008
- Alternate hosts of African cassava mosaic virus and East African cassava mosaic Cameroon virus in Nigeria. Archives of Virology. 153:1743-1747. 2008
- First Report of Cucumber mosaic virus in Yams (Dioscorea spp.) in Ghana, Togo, and Republic of Benin in West Africa. Plant Disease. 92:833-833. 2008
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editorial article
- First report of Banana bunchy top virus in banana and plantain (Musa spp.) in Angola. Plant Pathology. 58:402-402. 2009
- First report of the occurrence of East African cassava mosaic virus -Uganda (EACMV-UG) in Angola. Plant Pathology. 58:402-402. 2009
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review
- Biology, etiology, and control of virus diseases of banana and plantain.. ADVANCES IN VIRUS RESEARCH, VOL 66. 229-269. 2015
- Cassava virus diseases: biology, epidemiology, and management.. ADVANCES IN VIRUS RESEARCH, VOL 66. 85-142. 2015