Genome analysis of Ceratobasidium theobromae and its causal association with cassava witches’ broom disease in the Philippines (opens in new tab)

Cassava witches’ broom disease (CWBD) has been present in the Philippines from the early 2010s and has since been considered a phytoplasma-caused disease. This assumption has guided CWBD diagnostics and management, yielding mixed results. However, recent results in continental Southeast Asia (SEA) indicate that the disease is rather associated with the fungus Ceratobasidium theobromae, the causal agent of Vascular Streak Dieback (VSD) of cacao, another important disease occurring in the Phili...