Hermann Tapsoba

First Report of Dioscorea Bacilliform Virus, a Badnavirus Infecting Yam in Burkina Faso

Hermann Tapsoba, Bakary Ouattara, Moustapha Koala, Emmanuel Kabore, Yacouba Bonkoungou, Thyérry Kiébè Dakouo & Drissa Sérémé · Journal of Experimental Agriculture International · 2025

In Burkina Faso, yam plays an important role in food security and improving people's incomes. However, the sector is struggling to develop due to a number of constraints, including significant viral pressure. The Dioscorea bacilliform virus (DBV), prevalent in yam-growing areas o...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jeai/2025/v47i13219

First Report of Banana Streak Virus Infecting Banana in Burkina Faso

Bakary Ouattara, Moustapha Koala, Emmanuel Kabore, Hermann Tapsoba, Thyérry Kiébè Dakouo, Kadidia Koita, Issa WONNI & Drissa Sérémé · Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology · 2025

Banana plants (Musa spp), both food and economic crops, are potential hosts for a various range of badnavirus species considered a major constraint to banana improvement and a threat to Musa production worldwide. A survey and sample collection were carried out in two main banana-...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i11901