Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for its edible tuberous roots and minimally for its leaves. It provides food and revenue to over eight hundred million people particularly in Africa. Generally, cassava is drought-tolerant, and sheds leaves in drought conditions resulting in significantly lower yields. Cassava drought management strategies need to focus on maximizing the utilization of molecular tools for crop establishment and yield. Developing strategies to produce cassava cultivars with drought tolerance is vital to extending crop yield under limited rainfall. In this review, recent progress applying molecular genetics, genomics, genetic engineering, and genome editing are reviewed.

https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cpb.2021.100227

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Ntuihttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4709-8087

Leena Tripathihttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5723-4981

Dr Jaindra Nath Tripathi, Ph.D.https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6366-917X

https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cpb.2021.100227

Biotech and Plant Breeding

Agronomy; Capacity Development; Cassava; Climate Change; Food Security; Genetic Improvement; Natural Resource Management; Plant Breeding; Plant Genetic Resources; Plant Production

Cassava; Manihot Esculenta; Drought Tolerance; Climate Change; Breeding; Genomics; Gene Editing; Genetic Engineering

Africa; East Africa

Eastern Africa Hub

Current Plant Biology