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Upscaling cassava processing machines and products in Liberia [PDF]

, 2020
Open Access JournalCassava is produced by more than 80% of farming households and is an important contributor to gross domestic product (GDP) in Liberia. It is therefore important to assess the status of cassava processing into food and other products. A
Adetunji, M., Asiedu, R., Awoyale, W., Diallo, T.A., Edet, M., Kawalawu, W.K., Kolawole, P.   +6 more
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Morphoanatomy and Histochemistry of Septal Nectaries Related to Female Fertility in Banana Plants of the ‘Cavendish’ Subgroup

Plants, 2022
The objective of this study was to gain a deeper understanding of the morphoanatomical and histochemical structures that compose the nectary of pistillate flowers (female), which are involved in the female fertility of banana plants belonging to the ...
Manassés dos Santos Silva, Adriele Nascimento Santana, Janay Almeida dos Santos-Serejo, Claudia Fortes Ferreira, Edson Perito Amorim   +4 more
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Ceratobasidium sp. is associated with cassava witches’ broom disease, a re-emerging threat to cassava cultivation in Southeast Asia

Scientific Reports, 2023
Cassava witches' broom disease (CWBD) is a devastating disease of cassava in Southeast Asia (SEA), of unknown etiology. Affected plants show reduced internodal length, proliferation of leaves and weakening of stems.
Ana M. Leiva, Juan M. Pardo, Warren Arinaitwe, Jonathan Newby, Pinkham Vongphachanh, Khonesavanh Chittarath, Samoul Oeurn, Le Thi Hang, Alejandra Gil-Ordóñez, Rafael Rodriguez, Wilmer J. Cuellar   +10 more
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First report and preliminary evaluation of cassava root necrosis in Angola [PDF]

, 2020
Open Access ArticleCassava is a main staple food for 800 million people world-wide. Production is limited by pest and pathogens. The most devastating cassava viruses are Cassava Brown Streak Virus and Uganda Cassava Brown Streak Virusboth causing severe ...
Bakelana, Z., Kanana, T., Laura, M.B., Lema, K.M., Lunfuankenda, M., Mahungu, N., Matondo, M., Mavila, N., Monde, G., Nlandu, N., Pita, J.,, Tevo, N.   +11 more
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Cassava Frogskin Disease: Current Knowledge on a Re-Emerging Disease in the Americas

Plants, 2022
Cassava frogskin disease (CFSD) is a graft-transmissible disease of cassava reported for the first time in the 1970s, in Colombia. The disease is characterized by the formation of longitudinal lip-like fissures on the peel of the cassava storage roots ...
Juan Manuel Pardo, Elizabeth Alvarez, Luis Augusto Becerra Lopez-Lavalle, Cristian Olaya, Ana Maria Leiva, Wilmer Jose Cuellar   +5 more
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Impact of host plant species and whitefly species on feeding behavior of Bemisia tabaci [PDF]

, 2019
Whiteflies of the Bemisia tabaci species complex are economically important pests of cassava. In Africa, they cause greatest damage through vectoring viruses responsible for cassava mosaic disease and cassava brown streak disease. Several cryptic species
Legg, James P., Milenovic, M., Rapisarda, Carmelo, Wosula, Everlyne N.   +3 more
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Different Fertilizers Applied Alter Fungal Community Structure in Rhizospheric Soil of Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) and Increase Crop Yield

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021
Soil microbes play an important role in the ecosystem and have a relationship with plant growth, development, and production. There are only a few reports on the effects of planting patterns of cassava on the microbial community structure in the ...
Jie Cai, Jie Zhang, Yun Ding, Shan Yu, Hongxin Lin, Zhanqi Yuan, Kaimian Li, Wenjun Ou, Songbi Chen   +8 more
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Highre-solution linkage map and chromosome-scale genome assembly for cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) from 10 populations [PDF]

, 2016
Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is a major staple crop in Africa, Asia, and South America, and its starchy roots provide nourishment for 800 million people worldwide.
International Cassava Genetic Map Consortium
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Cassava

African Economic History
Cassava, its parts and usage.
Willard Mbewe, Andrew Mtonga, Wisdom Changadeya   +2 more
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Measurement of Dry Matter and Starch in Modern Cassava Genotypes during Long Harvest Cycles

Horticulturae, 2023
Starch (ST) is the main determinant of cassava root industrial quality and is routinely quantified using the specific gravity (SG) method, which is simple but lacks precision. This study aimed to estimate the dry matter (DM) and ST content in nine modern
Rudieli Machado da Silva, Adalton Mazetti Fernandes, Magali Leonel, Raíra Andrade Pelvine, Ricardo Tajra de Figueiredo, Marco Antonio Sedrez Rangel, Rudiney Ringenberg, Luciana Alves de Oliveira, Vanderlei da Silva Santos, Eduardo Alano Vieira   +9 more
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