Current trend of human population growth and unpredictable climate changes are adversely impacting agricultural production around the globe. This is rendering millions of people, especially in low- and middle-income countries vulnerable to hunger and food insecurity. Cassava is a crop that has been envisioned to overcome this challenge. It is a staple as well as food security crop and source of livelihood for over 500 million people in sub-Saharan Africa and other tropical countries. It is also a source of animal feed and raw materials for the starch, bioethanol, garment, bakery, paper, adhesive and pharmaceutical industries.
Genetic improvement of many important traits, a…
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