Researchers from half a dozen states in West Africa have joined together in a battle against what one expert calls a root crop "Ebola"—a viral disease that could wreck the region's staple food and condemn millions to hunger.
Plants & Animals
Jul 8, 2018
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Cassava is a staple in the diet of more than one billion people across 105 countries, yet this "orphaned crop" has received little attention compared to popular crops like corn and soybeans. While advances in breeding have ...
Biotechnology
May 10, 2018
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Cassava is one of the developing world's most important crops. Its starchy roots and leaves are a staple food for more than 500 million people in Africa each day. And Africa produces half of the world's total cassava output; ...
Biotechnology
Jan 30, 2018
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Deep in the Amazon rainforest, it's that time again—beer o'clock.
Environment
Nov 2, 2017
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In coming decades, the rise in global temperatures due to climate change may hinder the production of wheat in many temperate regions where the crop is grown today. The raw material for bread, one of the world's most consumed ...
Biotechnology
Oct 26, 2017
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Scientists at The University of Western Australia are using new portable DNA sequencing technology for the first time in East Africa to help farmers fight the devastating impact of crop disease.
Biotechnology
Sep 18, 2017
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For breeders of cassava, a staple food for hundreds of millions in the tropics, producing improved varieties has been getting harder over time. A team at Cornell used genomic analysis of cassava varieties and wild relatives ...
Biotechnology
Apr 28, 2017
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Cassava makes up nearly 50 percent of the diet in parts of Sub-Saharan Africa, where populations are projected to increase by more than 120% in the next 30 years. With stagnant yields for the last half century, scientists ...
Biotechnology
Oct 27, 2016
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Cassava is a crucial stable crop for food security in southern Ivory Coast. However, yields and profitability are far below optimum.
Biotechnology
Oct 4, 2016
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For nearly a billion people around the world, cassava is a staple crop and a primary source of calories. The plant is easy to cultivate—cuttings grow well on marginal land—and it is very tolerant of drought. For the U.S. ...
Biotechnology
Apr 18, 2016
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