Correction to: Sustainable Management of Invasive Cassava Pests in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Thailand

Cassava mosaic disease and its management in Southeast Asia

“…Several serological and molecular methods are available for diagnosing SLCMV. Serological methods are most appropriate for mass screening while molecular methods, including PCR, are highly sensitive and can be used for detection and sequencing to the strain level (Tokunaga et al 2018). Most of these methods, however, require substantial amounts of labor and time and specialized laboratory equipment, and are not suitable for on-site detection in the field.…”

“…Cassava stock seed production systems have been established at HLARC, Dong Nai, Vietnam and at UBB, Battambang, Cambodia. Conservation and propagation of healthy seed stocks of major cassava varieties have been established at HLARC and UBB using stock seed production fields and screenhouses, and tissue culture and aeroponics in laboratory facilities (Tokunaga et al 2018(Tokunaga et al , 2019. Several local farmers in Dong Nai, Vietnam, and Battambang and Banteay Meanchey, Cambodia have been engaged to produce healthy cassava seeds using the stock cassava seeds produced at HLARC and UBB.…”

“…Major plant diseases and insect pests of cassava in Vietnam and Cambodia have been identified in order to develop appropriate pest management systems (Tokunaga et al 2018;Uke et al 2018). When the project launched, the main disease target was cassava witches' broom caused by a phytoplasma.…”

“…Although Africa currently has the largest production area in the world, cultivation as a food crop and as a source for biofuel has been increasing in Southeast Asia, where total cassava production is now more than 56 Mt/year (Fauquet et al 2018;Marx 2019). Cassava production is affected by dozens of factors across the producing countries, including diseases (Tokunaga et al 2018). In particular, two viral diseases, cassava mosaic disease (CMD) and cassava brown streak disease (CBSD), present the most serious threats to global production.…”

“…The SATREPS (Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development) project "Development and dissemination of sustainable production systems based on invasive pest management of cassava in Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand", was launched in 2016 funded by the Japanese Government (Tokunaga et al 2018). SATREPS objectives were to develop pest management technologies and a system for the production and cultivation of healthy seedlings.…”