Research
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Cassava Brown Streak Disease
Location: Sub-Saharan Africa
In 2004, Cassava brown streak disease (CBSD) was observed near Kampala, Uganda. Since 2004, it has spread widely throughout previously uninfected regions and threatens production in Central and West Africa.
Our research focusses on predicting future spread and optimal management strategies to counteract spread in endemic and currently uninfected regions. For more details, please click here.
Project members
- David Godding
- Dr Rich Stutt
- Dr Anna Szyniszewska
- Alex Ferris
- Professor Chris Gilligan
Wheat Rust Early Warning System
Location: Asia & East africa
A daily, near real-time week long forecast of the spread of stem (Puccinia graminis), stripe (Puccinia striiformis), and leaf (Puccinia triticina). Read more.
Project members
- Dr Jake Smith
- Dr Tamas Mona
- Lawrence Bower
- Dr Rich Stutt
- Professor Chris Gilligan
Defra Plant Health Modelling
Location: UK
Pathosystems
- Emerald Ash Borer
- Oak Processionary Moth
- Phytophthora ramorum
- Ash dieback
- Sweet Chestnut Blight
- Oriental chestnut gall wasp
- Ips typographus
Project members
- Dr Rich Stutt
- Dr Cerian Webb
- Dr Yevhen Suprunenko
- Professor Chris Gilligan
Citrus Huanglongbing
Location: USA, Australia
Project members
- Dr Rich Stutt
- Professor Chris Gilligan
Banana Bunchy Top Virus
Location: Benin, Nigeria, Australia
Project members
- Dr Renata Retkute
- Professor Chris Gilligan
Crop growth dynamics
Project members
- Dr Adam Hall
- Professor Chris Gilligan
Theoretical vector dynamics
Project members
- Dr Ruairi Donnelly
- Professor Chris Gilligan
Computing
- Spatially-explicit stochastic dynamic epidemiological simulations
- Dealing with large datasets
- HPC computing
- Environmental suitability calculation
- Mapping
- Fast simulations on large landscapes
Project members
- Dr Rich Stutt
- Lawrence Bower
- Professor Chris Gilligan