在撒哈拉以南的许多非洲国家,木薯是一种主要的大宗生产的高糖类粮食作物。非洲的木薯产量处于世界最低水平,病害侵袭似乎是限制热带非洲和其它地区木薯生产的一个重要因素。在大多数非洲国家,侵害木薯的重要病害是木薯花叶病(ACMD)。在东非(肯尼亚、坦桑尼亚和乌干达)该病是影响木薯产量的最重要的因子。 In many sub-Saharan African countries, cassava is a major high-sugar staple food crop. Cassava production in Africa is at the lowest level in the world and disease outbreaks appear to be an important factor limiting cassava production in tropical Africa and elsewhere. In most African countries, the major disease that affects cassava is cassava mosaic disease (ACMD). In East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda) the disease is the most important factor affecting cassava production.