Objective Sweet potato is a major staple food in Africa. The proposed work surveys sweet potato crops in Uganda, Kenya and South Africa using methods which seek both known and unknown viruses. Novel viruses and variants of known viruses will be identified and characterised and diagnostic methods will be developed. The yield effects and symptoms of each virus on local Ugandan, Kenyan and South African sweet potato varieties will be recorded; resistance will be sought. The impact of virus disease on the livelihoods of farmers and the potential role of resistance will be assessed. Sweet potato chlorite stunt, common in Africa, is unusual in that it breaks resistance of sweet potato to at least two other important viruses; the molecular basis and range of this synergism will be elucidated. Training toped level will be provided to 3 African students and links UK, German, Swedish, Kenyan, Ugandan and S African institutes. Fields of science natural sciencesbiological sciencesmicrobiologyvirologyagricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculture Programme(s) FP5-INCO 2 - Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Confirming the international role of Community research,1998-2002" Topic(s) Data not available Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator NATURAL RESOURCES INTERNATIONAL LIMITED Address Central avenue ME4 4TB Chatham United Kingdom See on map EU contribution € 0,00 Participants (5) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCIL South Africa EU contribution € 0,00 Address X1,kwamhlanga-moloto road (r573) 0001 Pretoria See on map FEDERAL BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY (BBA) Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address Messeweg 11/12 38104 Braunschweig See on map MAKERERE UNIVERSITY Uganda EU contribution € 0,00 Address Kampala See on map THE SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES Sweden EU contribution € 0,00 Address 1-31,genetikvägen 1-31 750 07 Uppsala See on map UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI Kenya EU contribution € 0,00 Address 2 Nairobi See on map
