African Cassava: Biotechnology and Molecular Breeding to the Rescue.

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dc.contributor.authorGbadegesin, Michael A
dc.contributor.authorOlaiya, Charles O
dc.contributor.authorBeeching, John R
dc.date.accessioned2015-08-26T05:54:51Z
dc.date.available2015-08-26T05:54:51Z
dc.date.issued2013-07
dc.description.abstractCassava is an important African food crop, where it is a staple to about 250 Million people. It is a household name in Nigeria, the world largest producer of the root crop. It is propagated from stem cuttings and well known for its adaptation to wide range of adaphoclimatic conditions and including those unfavourable for other crops. However cassava production, exploitation, utilization and acceptance are limited by diseases and pests, cyanogenesis, low protein content and quality, and post-harvest physiological deterioration. The breeding research activities of IITA (International Institute of Tropical Agriculture) Ibadan, Nigeria, CIAT (International Centre of Tropical Agriculture) located in Cali, Colombia and National Root Crop Research Institute (NRCRI), Umudike, Nigeria have transformed cassava to double as a food security crop as well as a cash and industrial crop. Of recent, Bio Cassava Plus, an initiative sponsored by Bill and Melinda Gates, has been using experimental biotechnology approaches to address several of the main constraints to African cassava. This review presents the many advantages of cassava to the small-scale farmer and its potentials for industrial applications. It also describes the roles of biotic and abiotic factors hampering the production yield, root quality, nutritional adequacy, marketability and acceptance, and commercial processes. The use of conventional breeding and biotechnology in unravelling the milieu of these constraints is discussed as well.en_US
dc.identifier.citationGbadegesin Michael A, Olaiya Charles O, Beeching John R. African Cassava: Biotechnology and Molecular Breeding to the Rescue. British Biotechnology Journal. 2013 July; 3(3): 305-317.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/162494
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.source.urihttps://sciencedomain.org/abstract/1351en_US
dc.subjectCassavaen_US
dc.subjectbiotechnologyen_US
dc.subjectbreedingen_US
dc.subjectprotein energy malnutritionen_US
dc.subjectcyanide poisoningen_US
dc.subjectpost-harvest physiological deteriorationen_US
dc.subjectcassava mosaic virusen_US
dc.titleAfrican Cassava: Biotechnology and Molecular Breeding to the Rescue.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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