Host-pathogen interaction of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) and cassava mosaic viruses (ICMV and SLCMV)

As a response of host-pathogen interaction, the induction of systemic resistance (ISR) was studied in cassava upon challenge inoculation with cassava mosaic viruses (ICMV and SLCMV). Due to the viral infection, the reduced amount of chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b and total chlorophyll was recorded in virus infected cassava seedlings compared to control (meristem derived healthy plants).