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What is the vector of swollen shoot disease?

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Cacao swollen shoot virus

Family: Caulimoviridae

Genus: Badnavirus

Step-by-step explanation:

Cacao swollen shoot virus (CSSV) is a plant pathogenic virus of the family Caulimoviridae that primarily infects cacao trees.

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The virus is transmitted from tree to tree by mealybug vectors. It was first discovered in Ghana in 1936, and is currently endemic in Togo, Ghana and Nigeria.

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