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Journal Article 2003-06

Classification of cassava into bitter" and "cool" in Malawi: from farmers perception to characterization by molecular markers"

Autor: Mkumbira, J. Chiwona-Karltun, L. Lagercrantz, U. Mahungu, N.M. Saka, J. Mhone, A. Bokanga, M. Brimer, L. Gullberg, U. Rosling, H.

Cassava roots, a major food in Africa, contain cyanogenic glucosides that may cause toxic effects. Malawian women farmers considered fields of seemingly similar cassava plants to be mixes of both ‘cool’ and ‘bitter’ cultivars. They regard roots from ‘cool’ cultivars as non-toxic. Roots of ‘bitter...

Enlace original: https://cgspace.cgiar.org/handle/10568/96383

Investigación en Agricultura

CASSAVA

CULTIVARS

CYANOGENIC GLYCOSIDES

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Mkumbira, J. , Chiwona-Karltun, L. , Lagercrantz, U. , Mahungu, N.M. , Saka, J. , Mhone, A. , Bokanga, M. , Brimer, L. , Gullberg, U. , Rosling, H. , [Classification of cassava into bitter" and "cool" in Malawi: from farmers perception to characterization by molecular markers"] , Classification of cassava into bitter" and "cool" in Malawi: from farmers perception to characterization by molecular markers"

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Bitter taste in cassava roots correlates with cyanogenic glucoside levels

Classification of cassava into bitter" and "cool" in Malawi: from farmers perception to characterization by molecular markers"