Cassava is an important energy-rich food for millions of people in tropical developing countries. The crop has reached that status after thousands of years of evolution under diverse agro-ecosystems, movement of germplasm within and across continents, and more recently, through scientific genetic...
Iglesias F., Carlos Ariel
,
Bonierbale, Merideth W.
,
El-Sharkawy, Mabrouk A.
,
Lozano T., José Carlos
,
Bellotti, Anthony C.
,
Wheatley, Christopher C.
,
[Focusing basic research for cassava varietal improvement]
,
Focusing basic research for cassava varietal improvement
Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is a hot-climate crop that is also grown in cool areas of the highland tropics, where yields are reduced. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of growth temperature on photosynthesis of two cassava cultivars from contrasting habitat and to determ...
El-Sharkawy, Mabrouk A.
,
Mejía de Tafur, MS
,
Cadavid López, Luis Fernando
,
[Photosynthesis of cassava and its relation to crop productivity]
,
Photosynthesis of cassava and its relation to crop productivity
We want to understand the physiological mechanisms underlying the high photosynthetic rates of cassava under drought stress and high temperatures. Histological analysis of leaf cross sections with cassava PEPC specific antiserum to establish the enzymic compartmentalization pattem is our next goa...
López F, Y.
,
Vélez, W.
,
El-Sharkawy, Mabrouk A.
,
Mayer, Jorge Edgard
,
[Biochemical characterization of PEPC from cassava: a preliminary report]
,
Biochemical characterization of PEPC from cassava: a preliminary report