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    Cassava (redirect from Manihot esculenta)
    Manihot esculenta, commonly called cassava (/kəˈsɑːvə/), manioc, yuca (among numerous regional names) is a woody shrub of the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae...
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    known member of this genus is the widely cultivated cassava (Manihot esculenta). Manihot species are used as food plants by the larvae of some species...
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    Manihot grahamii is a shrub or treelet in the family Euphorbiaceae. This fast-growing species is closely related to Manihot esculenta, the edible tapioca...
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    [tapiˈɔkɐ]) is a starch extracted from the tubers of the cassava plant (Manihot esculenta, also known as manioc), a species native to the North and Northeast...
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  • Florida arrowroot from Zamia integrifolia, and tapioca from cassava (Manihot esculenta), which is often labeled arrowroot. Polynesian arrowroot or pia (Tacca...
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  • This article is a list of diseases of cassava (Manihot esculenta). Viruses are a severe problem in the tropics. Viruses are the primary reason for the...
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    savanna. Early reports of the species were confused with the cassava (Manihot esculenta). Consequently, Linnaeus mistakenly derived the generic name from...
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    Cassava (Manihot esculenta) production is vital to the economy of Nigeria as the country is the world's largest producer of the commodity. The crop is...
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  • M. esculenta may refer to: Manihot esculenta, the cassava, yuca or manioc, a shrub species found in South America Morchella esculenta, the morel, yellow...
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  • appearance to plant leaves, or chlorosis (a loss of chlorophyll). In Manihot esculenta (cassava), the most produced food crop in Africa, the virus causes...
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  • pathogenic virus of the family Geminiviridae. It affects cassava (Manihot esculenta) in India and certain other countries. It is considered to be an invasive...
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    ginger) Ipomoea batatas (sweet potato) Ipomoea costata (desert yam) Manihot esculenta (cassava or yuca or manioc) Mirabilis expansa (mauka or chago) Pediomelum...
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    to M. esculenta × M. walkerae hybrids, allowing the roots to remain intact one month after harvest. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Manihot walkerae...
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    mosaic virus, an important plant pest of a major African food crop, Manihot esculenta or cassava. "Laportea aestuans". Plants USDA. Retrieved 2008-06-21...
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  • vast array of tree fruits. Tubers in most frequent use were yuca (Manihot esculenta) a crop with perhaps 10,000 years of development in the Americas;...
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    Zhu W, et al. (2014). "Comparison of leaf proteomes of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) cultivar NZ199 diploid and autotetraploid genotypes". PLOS...
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    "Antibacterial Activity Test of Extracts and Fractions of Cassava Leaves (Manihot esculenta Crantz) against Clinical Isolates of Staphylococcus epidermidis and...
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  • Carrot Daucus carota Cassumunar ginger Zingiber cassumunar Cassava Manihot esculenta Chinese artichoke Stachys affinis Chinese ginger Boesenbergia rotunda...
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    leaves, shoots Central and South America sweet potato, see list of sweet potato cultivars 91.9 Manihot esculenta tubers South America cassava 277.8...
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    Lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus) Cotton (Gossypium barbadense) Cassava (Manihot esculenta) Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) Amaranth (Amaranthus caudatus) Quinoa...
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    Cassava (Manihot esculenta) production is important to the economy of Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). It is one of the country's principal crops...
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    of cassava-based dishes are consumed in the regions where cassava (Manihot esculenta, also called 'manioc' or 'yuca') is cultivated, and the ingredient...
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    ) Lamb. (as J. globosa Gaertn.) Manihot esculenta subsp. esculenta (as J. dulcis J.F.Gmel. and J. manihot L.) Manihot carthagenensis subsp. carthagenensis...
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    small amounts in Fabaceae austral trefoil (Lotus australis), cassava (Manihot esculenta), lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus), roseroot (Rhodiola rosea) and white...
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    hybrids that are a result of crossing cassava and other species, such as Manihot melanobasis and M. glaziovii, have been shown to have considerable resistance...
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  • artichoke Ipomoea batatas, sweet potato Lablab purpureus, hyacinth bean Manihot esculenta, cassava Nasturtium officinale, water cress Nelumbo nucifera, lotus...
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    It is a common cause of severe disease in the staple crop cassava (Manihot esculenta). It produces severe galling and thus yield loss. Plants affected...
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    Vanilla planifolia". Retrieved 3 January 2017. "USDA GRIN Taxonomy: Manihot esculenta". Retrieved 2 January 2017. "USDA GRIN Taxonomy: Ipomoea batatas"...
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    Meloidogyne incognita on growth and storage-root formation of cassava (Manihot esculenta). J Nematol.; 32(4S): 475–477. Gapasin, R.M. 1980. Reaction of golden...
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  • genus Manihot. Consisting of about 100 species, the most economically significant species is easily the widely cultivated woody shrub, Manihot esculenta, known...
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