Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is the sixth most important food crop and consumed by
800 million people worldwide. In Africa, cassava is the second most important food crop after …

Abstract Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is a multi-utility starchy tuber crop with
immense economic and industrial potential that are ideal for solving multiple crises including …

Amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) was employed to assess the diversity in the
elite germplasm collection of Jatropha curcas, which has gained tremendous significance as …

The extent of changes in genetic diversity and life-history traits associated with farming was
investigated in the haploid–diploid red alga, Gracilaria chilensis, cultivated in Chile. This …

Occurrence of intervarietal or interspecific natural crosses has been reported for many crop
plants in traditional farming systems, underlining the potential importance of this source of …

Recent work reviewed here offers new insights into the evolution of manioc (Manihot
esculenta) under domestication and contributes to current scientific efforts aimed at …

Abstract Origins and Dispersal of Cultivated Vanilla (Vanilla planifolia Jacks.[Orchidaceae]).
Vanilla is a clonally propagated crop originating from Mesoamerica. Information regarding …

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 …

The extent and structure of the genetic variability of traditional varieties of cassava (Manihot
esculenta Crantz) have been little documented, despite considerable evidence for this cropś …

In this paper we present original data on morphological and genetic diversity of cassava
managed by the Makushi Amerindians from Guyana. Although they propagate cassava …