Ecosystem integrity is at risk across the tropics. In the quest to meet global dietary and
market demands, tropical agro-ecosystems face unrelenting agricultural intensification and …

Continued growth of the aquaculture sector will rely on the availability of fish with traits that
respond to the needs and preferences of these users along the value chain. Such trait …

Abstract Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is an important root crop worldwide. It exhibits
substantial differential genotypic responses to varying environmental conditions, a …

Cassava is the main source of carbohydrate for over 70% of the people in Nigeria, the
world's largest producer and consumer of the crop. The yields of cassava are, however …

Cassava brown streak disease (CBSD) and cassava mosaic disease (CMD) are two viral
diseases that cause severe yield losses in cassava of up to 100%, thereby persistently …

Background Early bulking in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is a very important trait in
semi-arid ecologies of the tropics. Farmers tend to select early-maturing cassava varieties to …

Cassava as a world food security crop still suffers from an inadequate means to measure
early storage root bulking (ESRB), a trait that describes early maturity and a key …

Cassava commercialization is a concept that has been used by many development
practitioners because of its possible strategic role in transforming livelihoods of smallholder …

Cassava landraces were evaluated for resistance to cassava brown streak disease (CBSD)
for two cropping seasons at a disease hotspot area in Naliendele, Tanzania. Based on …

Physiological postharvest deterioration (PPD) and late bulking are among the traits that
make cassava an unattractive crop in many environments. This study aimed at assessing the …