A review of root, tuber and banana crops in developing countries: past, present and future

GJ Scott - International Journal of Food Science & Technology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
For many of the developing world's poorest farmers and food‐insecure people, roots, tubers,
bananas and plantain crops (RTBs) serve as a critical source of food, nutrition and cash …

The potential for commercial scale production and application of activated carbon from cassava peels in Africa: A review

R Kayiwa, H Kasedde, M Lubwama… - Bioresource Technology …, 2021 - Elsevier
Innovative value addition to agricultural products and their bi-products is being sought
towards achieving prosperity in Africa. This review compiles the work conducted by various …

The influence of agricultural industrial policy on non-grain production of cultivated land: A case study of the “one village, one product” strategy implemented in …

Q Yang, D Zhang - Land Use Policy, 2021 - Elsevier
As a populous country, China has always attached importance to the protection of cultivated
land and food security. However, in the process of promoting rural development, agricultural …

Is cassava yield affected by inverting tillage, chiseling or additional compaction of no-till sandy-loam soil?

JM Reichert, E Fontanela, GO Awe… - Revista Brasileira de …, 2021 - SciELO Brasil
Defining a suitable soil tillage option that provides adequate soil physical conditions for
optimum cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) productivity has not been adequately …

Process-Induced Modifications on Quality Attributes of Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) Flour

EO Udoro, TA Anyasi, AIO Jideani - Processes, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cassava flour (CF) is a suitable representative and one of the easiest shelf-stable food
products of the edible portion of the highly perishable cassava root (Manihot esculenta …

Correlation of cooking time with water absorption and changes in relative density during boiling of cassava roots

T Tran, X Zhang, H Ceballos, JL Moreno… - … journal of food …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Consumers prefer cassava roots that cook quickly during boiling. Current methods to
evaluate cooking time (CT) are slow and labour‐intensive. This article describes improved …

Cyanogenic, carotenoids and protein composition in leaves and roots across seven diverse population found in the world cassava germplasm collection at CIAT …

MA Ospina, M Pizarro, T Tran, J Ricci… - … Journal of Food …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The objective of this study was to characterise the nutritional potential of leaves and identify
a diversity centre with low cyanide and high nutrient content among 178 Latin American …

[HTML][HTML] Electrospun chitosan coated polylactic acid nanofiber: a novel immobilization matrix for α–amylase and its application in hydrolysis of cassava fibrous waste

KK Gali, N Soundararajan, V Katiyar… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - Elsevier
This present study addresses the uncherished resource potential of Cassava fibrous waste
(CFW) from the cassava processing industry towards production of fermentable sugars using …

TAL Effector Repertoires of Strains of Xanthomonas phaseoli pv. manihotis in Commercial Cassava Crops Reveal High Diversity at the Country Scale

CA Zárate-Chaves, D Osorio-Rodríguez, RE Mora… - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
Transcription activator-like effectors (TALEs) play a significant role for pathogenesis in
several xanthomonad pathosystems. Xanthomonas phaseoli pv. manihotis (Xpm), the …

Enhancing the shelf-life of fresh cassava roots: A field evaluation of simple storage bags

K Tomlins, A Parmar, CI Omohimi, LO Sanni… - Processes, 2021 - mdpi.com
Postharvest physiological deterioration (PPD) of fresh cassava roots limits their shelf-life to
about 48 h. There is a demand for simple, cheap, and logistically feasible solutions for …