cassava root
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cassava
noun[U]
uk/kəˈsɑː.və/us/kəˈsɑː.və/
a South American plant with large roots, or a type of flour made from ...
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root
noun[C]
uk/ruːt/us/ruːt/
the part of a plant that grows down into the earth to get water and food and holds the plant firm in ...
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This shows that the use of resistant genotypes is a potential approach to effective management ofcassavarootrot disease.
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Thecassavarootis harvested, peeled, sliced into pieces 6 to 8 inches long, and dried in the sun for 1 to 3 days.
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Cassavaroothas been promoted as treatment for cancer.
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A typical meal would consist of flour from thecassavaroot, which could be made into bread and ate along with a fish dish.
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Thecassavarootis grated, rinsed well, dried, salted, and pressed to form flat cakes about 4 inches in diameter and 1/2-inch thick.
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Popular crops such ascassavaroot, sweet potatoes, and yams are grown.
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Among the most common crops are bananas, oranges, mangoes, pears,cassavaroot, and chayotes.
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They subsisted by hunting and fishing, done generally by men, as well as by the women's gathering and processing of indigenouscassavarootand fruit.
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The fresh weight of cassava roots was measured at harvest when between 24 and 48 plants were sampled.
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As a food ingredient,cassavarootis somewhat similar to the potato, to the extent that it is starchy, inedible when raw, and with a bland flavor when cooked.
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Variation of quality traits in cassava roots evaluated in landraces and improved clones.
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In spite of the widespread lack of schooling, training and technical assistance, these people generate over 58 000 t of fresh cassava roots on farms averaging 2-4 ha.
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It is probable that our monthly collection of litter reduced losses of nutrients compared to collection of litter from the soil surface at the time of harvesting cassava roots.
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Cassava roots contain 0.25-0.36 dry matter and the techniques and methods of preparation are designed to eliminate the poisonous cyanogenic glycoside from the tuberous roots of bitter cassava.
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Fagbola et al. (1998) in a study with vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhiza obtained a higher rate of infection of cassava roots by the mycorrhizal fungi after nine months.
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Fufu-like starchy foods (usually made from fermented cassava roots) are served with grilled meat and sauces.
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Cassava roots (also called manioc), an important potato-like food grown in tropical countries (and the base from which tapioca is made), also contain cyanogenic glycosides.
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