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Cassava utilization in food, feed and industry.
C. Balagopalan,Rory Hillocks,J. M. Thresh +2 more
- pp 301-318
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Cassava contributes significantly to the nutrition and livelihood of up to 500 million people and thousands of processors and traders around the world as discussed by the authors, and is used as a raw material in the manufacture of processed food, animal feed and industrial products.Abstract:
Cassava contributes significantly to the nutrition and livelihood of up to 500 million people and thousands of processors and traders around the world. Besides serving as the primary staple food of millions of people in the tropics and subtropics, it can also be used as a carbohydrate source in animal feed. Cassava is used as a raw material in the manufacture of processed food, animal feed and industrial products. Wider utilization of cassava products can be a catalyst for rural industrial development and raise the incomes for producers, processors and traders. It can also contribute to the food security status of its producing and consuming households (Plucknett et al., 1998).read more
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Cassava: the drought, war and famine crop in a changing world
TL;DR: Cassava contains cyanogenic glycosides that release hydrogen cyanide and many cultivars are toxic if not processed before consumption as discussed by the authors, and the degree of toxicity is altered by plant breeding, agricultural practice, environmental conditions and methods of food preparation.
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Phenotypic approaches to drought in cassava: review.
Emmanuel Okogbenin,Tim L. Setter,Morag Ferguson,Rose Mutegi,Hernán Ceballos,Bunmi Olasanmi,Martin A. Fregene +6 more
TL;DR: Some modified traits suitable for early-growth phase phenotypesing that may be used to reduce drought phenotyping cycle in cassava are highlighted.
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Genetic modification of cassava for enhanced starch production
TL;DR: Results demonstrate that targeted modification of enzymes regulating source-sink relationships in crop plants having high carbohydrate source strengths is an effective strategy for increasing carbohydrate yields in sink tissues.
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International research on cassava photosynthesis, productivity, eco-physiology, and responses to environmental stresses in the tropics
TL;DR: The review sums up research conducted at CIAT within a multidiscipline effort revolving around a strategy for developing improved technologies to increase and sustain cassava productivity, as well as conserving natural resources in the various eco-edaphic zones where the crop is grown, with emphasis on stressful environments.
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Cassava: Nutrient composition and nutritive value in poultry diets.
Natalie Morgan,Mingan Choct +1 more
TL;DR: There is still a lack of consistency amongst the measured nutritive values for cassava and its products, hence variation exists in results from poultry studies, and the inclusion level of cassava in poultry diets could be increased.
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Traditional cassava-based foods: Survey of processing techniques
TL;DR: The present paper reviews the literature, bringing together information from all the major cassava-producing areas in order to focus attention on the diversity of the processing techniques and the wide variety of cassava -based foods and beverages that are produced.
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Cassava in Food, Feed and Industry
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a new publication on postharvest aspects of cassava, which, it is hoped, will stimulate other publications on this neglected crop, which is the staple food of more than 300 million people in the world.
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Feed resources for poultry production in Asia and the Pacific region. I. Energy sources
Velmurugu Ravindran,R. Blair +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a review examines the potential feeding value and nutritional limitations of some carbohydrate sources, with special reference to Asia and the Pacific region, and some guidelines that may lead to better utilization of these feed resources are also discussed.