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Statistical evidence linking the zigzag stem habit with tolerance to cassava brown streak disease
Abstract/Description
Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) provides the cheapest source of food calories in Africa and forms the major staple for roughly 40% of Africans. More than 200 million people in sub-Saharan Africa derive over 50% of their carbohydrate intake from cassava. It has been recognised as a powerful poverty fighter with the potential to help alleviate poverty both through food security and commercialization...