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Cassava is grown for its enlarged starch-filled roots, which contains nearly the maximum theoretical concentration of starch on a dry weight basis among food crops. Fresh roots contain about 30% starch and very little protein.
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These findings provide the clearest picture to date on cassava's origin. When considered in a genealogical context, relationships among the G3pdh haplotypes ...
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The origins of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz subspecies esculenta) have long been obscure. ..... place of origin of cassava, i.e. the place of initial ...
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96, pp. 5586 5591, May 1999 Evolution Evidence on the origin of cassava: Phylogeography of Manihot esculenta KENNETH M. OLSEN AND BARBARA A. SCHAAL Department of Biology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63130 Communicated by Peter H. Raven, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO, March 23, 1999 (received for...
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Cassava (Manihot esculenta) is a short-lived perennial, 1 to 5 meters tall. The origin of cassava is in South America, presumably eastern Brazil. From stem cuttings, the plant produces 5 to 10 very fleshy adventitious roots up to 15 centimeters in diameter.
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The origin of cassava (Manihot esculenta) ... Olsen KM, Schaal BA. 1999. Evidence on the origin of cassava: phylogeography of Manihot esculenta. ... Geographic origin of cassava...
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cassava of Nigerian origin. R.H.A. COUTTS and K.W. BUCK. Department of Pure and Applied Biology, Imperial College of Science and Technology, Prince ...
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Cassava, also known has manioc, is a tropical, starchy staple of South American origin. Potatoes and yams are other starchy staples. Cassava has another disadvantage; the fleshy roots contain poisonous compounds (cyanogenic glycosides - compounds that liberate cyanide) that must be removed.
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Despite its importance as a staple food throughout the tropics, the root crop cassava (it Manihot esculenta ssp. esculenta) has traditionally not been a major focus of research. One basic question about cassava that remained unresolved until recently concerns the crop's origin.
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Cassava originated in the Americas but its exact centre of origin is ... More precise knowledge of the area of origin of cassava and associated arthropods ...
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