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Cassava leaves are increasingly becoming an important source of nutrition for both human beings and livestock. A study was conducted at Chitedze Research Station, Malawi, to determine the effects of leaf harvesting on root yield and quality from 2003/04 to 2005/06 season. Two cassava varieties we...


Sandifolo, V.S.Mahungu, N.M.Mkumbira, J.Moyo, C.C.Mhone, A.Benesi, I.R.[Effect of cassava leaf harvesting on root yield and quality]Effect of cassava leaf harvesting on root yield and quality

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...


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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