taming it into a true domesticated crop. In addition to inventing new methods for processing cassava, they began keeping ...

Once it affects your farm, remove the affected plants and burn them. Also, control pests that act as carriers/vectors of said diseases. Intercropping or rotating cassava with other crops also ...

Meanwhile, the international agricultural agencies that were meant to serve the majority of farmers of the developing world (mainly subsistence farmers) did not pay any attention to this crop. Why, ...

Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz, 2n = 36) is one of the most important root crops globally, particularly in tropical regions of Africa, Asia, and Latin America. It is a major source of food ...

This starchy root is a staple for millions around the world, but consuming it raw could lead to cyanide poisoning.

This was explained by the farmers' reports of exchanging and trading cuttings of different cassava varieties, resulting in regional distribution of resilient and diverse crops. This cultural ...

Such crops require far less water and nitrogen ... are in the early stages of developing genetically modified cassava varieties that are immune to the brown streak virus. Taylor is collaborating ...

Though cassava is easy to cultivate, it is particularly vulnerable to plant pathogens, which can significantly reduce crop yields. These images complement a paper including UC Berkeley and DOE JGI ...

Crop scientists at Buginyanya National Agricultural Research and Development Institute in Bulambuli District have developed new varieties of crops. These include, among others, groundnuts, ...