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2009-10-13 | permalink
Scientists closer to developing dual-resistance non-GE cassava
IITA scientists are a step closer to making a breakthrough in developing cassava that is resistant to both the Cassava Brown Streak Disease (CBSD) and the Cassava Mosaic Disease (CMD) in Eastern and Central Africa. The two diseases are the greatest threats to cassava production in the region putting at risk the food security and livelihoods of over 200 million people. According to Edward Kanju, IITA cassava breeder, there are 14 types of the crop under research that are very promising. Kanju’s team had just harvested an advanced trial of such cassava in Uganda.
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2009-10-13 | permalink
Scientists closer to developing dual-resistance non-GE cassava
IITA scientists are a step closer to making a breakthrough in developing cassava that is resistant to both the Cassava Brown Streak Disease (CBSD) and the Cassava Mosaic Disease (CMD) in Eastern and Central Africa. The two diseases are the greatest threats to cassava production in the region putting at risk the food security and livelihoods of over 200 million people. According to Edward Kanju, IITA cassava breeder, there are 14 types of the crop under research that are very promising. Kanju’s team had just harvested an advanced trial of such cassava in Uganda.
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