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Cassava Storage root (waxed) Scientific classification ... The common name "cassava" is a 16th century word ... Cassava roots, peels and leaves are dangerous to eat ...
Mycosphaerella henningsii is a fungal plant pathogen that causes Brown leaf spot (BLS) in cassava).Part It is one of the worst fungal diseases of cassava. BLS disease appears as small brown spots with dark borders on the upper leaf surface. The brown spots form between leaf veins so their size and shape are limited by the veins.
Kabkab is the name of the dish in most of the southern Visayas (derived from the common name of the oakleaf fern in Visayan languages).It is also known as salvaro in Cebu; kiping in Northern Mindanao, Camiguin, and Zamboanga del Norte; burikit in Dipolog and Zamboanga del Sur; piking in Palawan; and sitsarit or saritsit in Davao City and Davao del Sur.
Viral diseases; African cassava mosaic African cassava mosaic virus (ACMV) : Cassava brown streak disease: Cassava brown streak virus [2] (CBSV) : Cassava common mosaic Cassava common mosaic virus (CsCMV)
In Nigeria and Zambia, the leaves are boiled to make a sticky, mucilaginous sauce which is served with balls of cassava (served with nshima in Zambia) which are otherwise rather dry. [6] In Vietnamese cuisine, it known as rau đay and made into a soup with shrimp. In Egypt and Palestine, mulukhiyah is a dish made from the boiled leaves. In ...
This species is useful in cassava breeding because it is a wild relative. [5] Several quantitative trait loci (QTLs) are known to be usable or in use for introgression into cultivated cassava. [5] This includes those for cassava brown streak disease resistance found by Abaca et al., 2013 and four found by Nzuki et al., 2017. [5]
Yellow cassava is a new, yellow-fleshed breed of one of the most popular root crops in the tropics. Regular cassava is a staple crop in tropical countries which 300 million people rely upon for at least 10% of their daily caloric intake, in 15 African countries [1] "In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, cassava is estimated to provide more than 1000 kcal/day to over 40 million people". [1]
In cassava, symptoms vary in a manner that is unique to this pathogen. Symptoms include blight, wilting, dieback, and vascular necrosis. A more diagnostic symptom visible in cassava with X. axonopodis infection is angular necrotic spotting of the leaves, often with a chlorotic ring encircling the spots. These spots begin as distinguishable ...