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An EST resource for cassava and other species of Euphorbiaceae.
Plant molecular biology - 1 Nov 2004
Anderson James V, Delseny Michel, Fregene Martin A, Jorge Veronique, Mba Chikelu, Lopez Camilo, Restrepo Silvia, Soto Mauricio, Piegu Benoit, Verdier Valerie, Cooke Richard, Tohme Joe, Horvath David P
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Cassava (Manihot esculenta) is a major food staple for nearly 600 million people in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Major losses in yield result from biotic and abiotic stresses that include diseases such as Cassava Mosaic Disease (CMD) and Cassava Bacterial Blight (CBB), drought, and acid soils. Additional losses also occur from deterioration during the post-harvest storage of roots. To help cassava breeders...
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