A drought-tolerant root domesticated in South America and now a staple for hundreds of millions across sub-Saharan Africa and the tropics. Cassava grows in poor soil where grains fail, but its roots carry cyanogenic compounds and must be properly processed, a piece of food knowledge domestication carried with the plant. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Scientific Name Domestication RegionSouth-central Brazil and adjacent regions of South America 1 Domesticated When (Circa) Era
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The cassava green mite is a major pest reducing cassava yields across sub-Saharan Africa.
Cassava mosaic disease is the most economically significant viral disease of cassava in Africa.
This milestone records the domestication event of the cassava crop it is directly named for.
Cassava is one of CIAT's founding mandate crops.
Cassava is one of IITA's founding mandate crops for sub-Saharan Africa.
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Although a perennial plant, cassava is extensively cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions as an annual crop for its edible starchy tuberous root.
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Although a perennial plant, cassava is extensively cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions as an annual crop for its edible starchy tuberous root.
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Wild populations of M. esculenta subspecies flabellifolia are centered in west-central Brazil, where it was likely first domesticated no more than 10,000 years ago.
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