P. Lava Kumar

P. Lava Kumar publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where P. Lava Kumar sits on this spectrum.

P. Lava Kumar D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where P. Lava Kumar sits on this spectrum.

Best Publications

• Comparing the regional epidemiology of the cassava mosaic and cassava brown streak virus pandemics in Africa

  J.P. Legg;S.C. Jeremiah;H.M. Obiero;M.N. Maruthi

  392
  Citations

• Cassava Virus Diseases: Biology, Epidemiology, and Management

  James P Legg;P Lava Kumar;T Makeshkumar;Leena Tripathi

  294
  Citations

• High-throughput genomic sequencing of cassava bacterial blight strains identifies conserved effectors to target for durable resistance

  Rebecca Bart;Megan Cohn;Andrew Kassen;Emily J. McCallum

  181
  Citations

• High-resolution mapping of resistance to cassava mosaic geminiviruses in cassava using genotyping-by-sequencing and its implications for breeding.

  Ismail Y. Rabbi;Martha T. Hamblin;P. Lava Kumar;Melaku A. Gedil

  173
  Citations

• Biology, Etiology, and Control of Virus Diseases of Banana and Plantain

  Unknown

  135
  Citations

• Why interventions in the seed systems of roots, tubers and bananas crops do not reach their full potential

  Unknown

  118
  Citations

• Banana bunchy top virus in sub-Saharan Africa: Investigations on virus distribution and diversity

  Unknown

  114
  Citations

• A global alliance declaring war on cassava viruses in Africa

  James Legg;Eklou Attiogbevi Somado;Ian Barker;Larry Beach

  112
  Citations

• Rapid and Specific Detection of Yam Mosaic Virus by Reverse-Transcription Recombinase Polymerase Amplification

  Unknown

  91
  Citations

• Rapid detection of potyviruses from crude plant extracts.

  Unknown

  87
  Citations

• Alternate hosts of African cassava mosaic virus and East African cassava mosaic Cameroon virus in Nigeria

  Olufemi J. Alabi;Francis O. Ogbe;Ranajit Bandyopadhyay;P. Lava Kumar

  78
  Citations

• Transmission of Pigeon pea sterility mosaic virus by the Eriophyid Mite, <i>Aceria cajani</i> (Acari: Arthropoda)

  Unknown

  75
  Citations

• Multiplex PCR for the detection of African cassava mosaic virus and East African cassava mosaic Cameroon virus in cassava

  Unknown

  73
  Citations

• Phytosanitary interventions for safe global germplasm exchange and the prevention of transboundary pest spread: the role of CGIAR germplasm health units

  Unknown

  67
  Citations

• “Breaking through the 40% adoption ceiling: Mind the seed system gaps.” A perspective on seed systems research for development in One CGIAR:

  Margaret A. McEwan;Conny J.M. Almekinders;Jorge J.L. Andrade-Piedra;Jorge J.L. Andrade-Piedra;Erik Delaquis;Erik Delaquis

  61
  Citations

• Understanding root, tuber, and banana seed systems and coordination breakdown: a multi-stakeholder framework

  Unknown

  56
  Citations

• Application of CRISPR/Cas for Diagnosis and Management of Viral Diseases of Banana.

  Unknown

  54
  Citations

• Sustainable management of transboundary pests requires holistic and inclusive solutions

  Unknown

  53
  Citations

• The prevalence of badnaviruses in West African yams (Dioscorea cayenensis-rotundata) and evidence of endogenous pararetrovirus sequences in their genomes.

  Unknown

  50
  Citations

• Multiplex RT-PCR assays for the simultaneous detection of both RNA and DNA viruses infecting cassava and the common occurrence of mixed infections by two cassava brown streak viruses in East Africa.

  M.M. Abarshi;I.U. Mohammed;S.C. Jeremiah;J.P. Legg

  45
  Citations