Only 3 years have found a variety of cassava 100% resistant to leaf mosaic disease, Tay Ninh farmers in Vietnam uprooted the whole tubers
Cassava
Vietnam
Published Apr 23, 2022
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Mr. Nguyen Dinh Xuan - Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Tay Ninh province said that at the Workshop on solutions to treat diseases and sustainable development of cassava in the Southern region, held in Tay Ninh, on April 22. According to Mr. Xuan, Tay Ninh farmers have adapted very quickly, since the cassava mosaic disease appeared and broke out in the past time. As soon as cassava mosaic disease appeared in 2017, Tay Ninh authorities and farmers unanimously agreed to drastically implement nine "zero epidemics" policies.
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Mr. Nguyen Dinh Xuan - Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Tay Ninh province said that at the Workshop on solutions to treat diseases and sustainable development of cassava in the Southern region, held in Tay Ninh, on April 22. According to Mr. Xuan, Tay Ninh farmers have adapted very quickly, since the cassava mosaic disease appeared and broke out during the past time. As soon as cassava mosaic disease appeared since 2017, Tay Ninh authorities and farmers unanimously agreed to drastically implement nine "zero epidemic" policies. However, cassava leaf mosaic is a new, dangerous and rapidly spreading disease. Tay Ninh province has found a solution to live with the epidemic. "Parallel to that, a series of solutions were carried out synchronously to respond and search for disease-free cassava varieties," said Xuan. However, according to Mr. Xuan, there is a very basic solution that is that Tay Ninh farmers have discovered varieties of tapioca (cassava) ...
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