These diseases can severely impact cassava yields ... Cassava Brown Streak Disease (CBSD): A viral disease that causes necrosis in cassava roots and can significantly reduce yield, often with ...

However, in recent decades, harvests have been decimated by rapidly spreading diseases. But there is good news for cassava breeders and farmers. Scientists were able to make these discoveries ...

cassava, an edible tuberous root often made into flour, contains cyanogenic glycosides, which can result in fatal cyanide poisoning if not properly detoxified by soaking, drying, and scraping ...

The ‘world’s deadliest food‘ kills more than 200 people a year but millions of people still eat it across the globe.

Amani Wajane Women Group from Mande village in Vitengeni within Kilifi County display cassava roots after uprooting it from the ground in one of their demonstration farm. (PHOTO: GIDEON MAUNDU ...

The cost of cassava roots can fluctuate due to several factors ... The growing incidences of pests and diseases substantially threaten cassava yields and quality. Diseases such as cassava mosaic ...