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Scientists discover mind-blowing impact of ancient tradition on our food supply today: 'Really shows the importance'
"Stories and myths linked with crops are a strong part of Indigenous cultures." Scientists discover mind-blowing impact of ...
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Smithsonian Scientists Discover That Traditional Agricultural Practices in the Amazon Helped Yield an Enduring Crop Clone
Today, this shrub, commonly known as manioc, cassava, or yuca, is among the most important staple crops in the world. Hardy and versatile, the plant can thrive in warm environments across the ...
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FAO says ‘environmentally friendly farming’ can help quadruple cassava yields
Cassava (manihot esculenta) also called manioc, yuca, balinghoy, mogo, mandioca, kamoteng kahoy, and manioc root, a woody shrub of the spurge family native to South America, is extensively ...
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Indigenous farming practices have shaped manioc’s genetic diversity for millennia
Today, a few staple crops provide most human calories, including manioc (cassava or yuca), a vital root crop that sustains nearly a billion people across the tropics. Although it ranks as the ...
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Nigeria grows the most cassava. Why can't it earn export dollars?
Nigeria is the globe's biggest producer of cassava, or yuca. It could stand to earn billions from exports of flour, sorbitol, bubble tea, and ethanol. More from Big Business Nigeria is the globe's ...
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Biological Control of the Cassava Hornworm Erinnyis ello (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae)
A hornworm baculovirus is highly effective in control of E. ello, and is being utilized by cassava farmers in southern Brazil. /// Varios lepidopteros atacan la yuca, uno de estos es el gusano cachon ...