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Awoyale, W.Abass, A.B.Alamu, E.O.Maziya-Dixon, B.B.Amaza, P.[Consumer's acceptability and willingness-to-pay for composite bread baked with high quality cassava flour from yellow-fleshed cassava roots]Consumer's acceptability and willingness-to-pay for composite bread baked with high quality cassava flour from yellow-fleshed cassava roots

CIAT systematically evaluates all germplasm accessions in diverse sites in Colombia, to obtain a broad characterization of adaptation to different soils and climates, resistance to many pests and diseases, and quality traits. The information is used primarily to select parents which can potential...


International Center for Tropical Agriculture[Cassava Diseases Evaluation - Edaphoclimatic Zone 2: Lowland Tropics; Acid Soils; Medium to High Precipitation]Cassava Diseases Evaluation - Edaphoclimatic Zone 2: Lowland Tropics; Acid Soils; Medium to High Precipitation

Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is a preventable tragedy that affects millions of people, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. A large proportion of these people rely on diets based on cassava as a source of calories. During the last two decades, significant efforts have been made to identify sources o...


Ceballos, H.Davrieux, FabriceTalsma, Elise F.Belalcázar, JohnChavarriaga Aguirre, PaulAndersson, Meike S.[Carotenoids in Cassava Roots]Carotenoids in Cassava Roots

The aim of the workshop is to collect information on traditional African processing technologies with emphasis on cassava as a livestock feed, to review the marketing and economics of cassava by-products, to recommend strategies for future research and development on the processing and utilizatio...


Hahn, S.K.Reynolds, L.Egbunike, G.N.[Cassava as livestock feed in Africa. Proceedings of a workshop]Cassava as livestock feed in Africa. Proceedings of a workshop

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture[How Akwa Ibom overcame a crisis in cassava production]How Akwa Ibom overcame a crisis in cassava production

Integrating the management of cassava pests into a strategy which meets the needs of individual farmers requires a conceptual framework for development and implementation. The Ecologically Sustainable Cassava Plant Protection (ESCaPP) project which began in 1993 in West Africa provides such a wor...


Yaninek, John S.James, B.Bieler, P.[Ecologically sustainable cassava plant protection (ESCaPP): a model for environmentally sound pest management in Africa]Ecologically sustainable cassava plant protection (ESCaPP): a model for environmentally sound pest management in Africa

Cassava contains little zinc, iron, and β-carotene, yet it is the primary staple crop of over 250 million Africans. This study used a 24-hour dietary recall to test the hypothesis that among healthy children aged 2–5 years in Nigeria and Kenya, cassava’s contribution to the childrens’ daily diets...


Gegios, A.Amthor, R.Maziya-Dixon, B.B.Egesi, Chiedozie N.Mallowa, S.Nungo, R.Gichuki, S.Mbanaso, A.Manary, M.J.[Children consuming cassava as a staple food are at risk for inadequate zinc, iron, and vitamin A intake]Children consuming cassava as a staple food are at risk for inadequate zinc, iron, and vitamin A intake
Autor: Modder, W.

Zonocerus variegatus is the main grasshopper pest of crops, notably cassava, in the humid lowland forests and savannas of West and Central Africa. In parts of West Africa, hatching is maximal at the start of the dry season (late September - early November), with outbreaks in November - April. Fro...


Modder, W.[Control of the variegated grasshopper Zonocerus variegatus (L.) on cassava]Control of the variegated grasshopper Zonocerus variegatus (L.) on cassava

Frogskin disease (FSD) is the most important constraint to cassava crop as it directly affects the production of roots, causing yield losses as high as 90% for farmers in Cauca, Colombia. The phytoplasma associated with FSD belongs to the 16SrIII-L subgroup and was isolated using an artificial cu...


Álvarez, ElizabethBetancourth, C.Muñoz, J.[Pathogenicity of a 16SrIII-L phytoplasma associated with frogskin disease of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) in Colombia]Pathogenicity of a 16SrIII-L phytoplasma associated with frogskin disease of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) in Colombia

During the Africa-wide Biological Control project, the neotropical parasitoid Epidinocarsis lopezi (De Santis) (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) was established in 26 African countries, causing a satisfactory reduction in the population density of the cassava mealybug Phenacoccus manihoti Mat.-Ferr. (Hom...


Neuenschwander, P.[Control of the cassava mealybug in Africa: lessons from a biological control project]Control of the cassava mealybug in Africa: lessons from a biological control project

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