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BMC Genomics, 2020 Background Whiteflies are a threat to cassava (Manihot esculenta), an important staple food in many tropical/subtropical regions. Understanding the molecular mechanisms regulating cassava’s responses against this pest is crucial for developing control ...
Maria L. Irigoyen +6 more
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Agronomy, 2020 Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) experiences intermittent water deficit and suffers from potassium (K) deficiency that seriously constrains its yield in the tropics.
Daniel O. Wasonga +3 more
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Genomic insights into lineage-specific evolution of the oleosin family in Euphorbiaceae
BMC Genomics, 2022 Background Lipid droplets (LDs) present in land plants serve as an essential energy and carbon reserve for seed germination and seedling development. Oleosins, the most abundant structural proteins of LDs, comprise a small family involved in LD formation,
Zhi Zou, Yongguo Zhao, Li Zhang
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Scientific innovation for the sustainable development of African agriculture [PDF]
, 2019 The African continent has considerable potential to reap the benefits associated with modern agricultural biotechnology. Plant biotechnology and breeding represent an invaluable toolbox to face the challenges of African agriculture, such as food and ...
De Bauw, Vanessa +8 more
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Model Dinamik Manajemen Usahatani Ubikayu
Agraris: Journal of Agribusiness and Rural Development Research, 2016 Cassava production is very important in Kabupaten Trenggalek to fulfill need of local industries and market demand from outside region. In fact, cassava produc-tion is not stable, one of the cause is price fluctuation. Before planting time, cassava price
Bambang Yudi Ariadi +3 more
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A Review of Indigenous Food Crops in Africa and the Implications for more Sustainable and Healthy Food Systems [PDF]
, 2020 Indigenous and traditional foods crops (ITFCs) have multiple uses within society, and most notably have an important role to play in the attempt to diversify the food in order to enhance food and nutrition security.
Akinola, R. +4 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. +3 more
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The Plant Genome, 2018 The HarvestPlus program for cassava ( Crantz) fortifies cassava with β-carotene by breeding for carotene-rich tubers (yellow cassava). However, a negative correlation between yellowness and dry matter (DM) content has been identified. We investigated the
Uche Godfrey Okeke +4 more
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Biofortification of food crops: a novel strategy for reducing micronutrient malnutrition
Fundamental and Applied Agriculture, 2020 Globally, more than two billion people are Fe and Zn deficient. These people are mostly rural poor from developing countries. In the past, food fortification, diet diversification, and nutrient supplementation have been used to address micronutrient ...
M Jahiruddin
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Frontiers in Plant Science, 2015 Zinc deficiency in humans is a serious problem worldwide with an estimated one third of populations at risk for insufficient zinc in diet which leads to impairment of cognitive abilities and immune system function.
Eliana eGaitan-Solis +4 more
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