Search for dissertations about: "Cassava"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 33 swedish dissertations containing the word Cassava.

  2. 11. Transcriptome profiling and gene editing for biofortification of cassava

    Author : Priscilla Olukola Olayide; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
    Keywords : LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is an important food crop for millions of people in sub- Saharan Africa. Cassava serves as a food security crop and a good source of energy, but it has relatively low nutritional quality, which has nutritional implications for those who rely on the crop as their main source of calorie intake. READ MORE

  4. 12. A reason to be bitter : cassava classification from the farmers' perspective

    Author : Linley Chiwona-Karltun; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Cassava; bitter; sweet; cyanogenic glucosides; cyanide; sensory analysis; taste; theft; women; food security; SSR-markers; molecular genetics; plant morphology; Malawi; Africa;

    Abstract : Ethnographers report from both South America and Africa that cassava farmers classify cultivars as belonging to either of two groups, "bitter" or "sweet", and that farmers prefer to grow "bitter" cultivars as the staple crop. It remains contentious if the two groups and whether bitterness in taste reflects the content of cyanogenic glucosides in cassava roots. READ MORE

  5. 13. Feeding cassava foliage to sheep : nutrient properties and hydrogen cyanide toxicity

    Author : Khuc Thi Hue; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
    Keywords : LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : The potential of cassava foliage (Manihot esculenta Crantz) as a protein-rich feed in sheep production in Vietnam was examined by studying cassava foliage yield, hydrogen cyanide (HCN) content, toxicity and performance of lambs fed the foliage as a supplement. Cassava foliage fed ad libitum as a protein supplement to a basal diet of urea-treated rice straw gave similar lamb live weight gain (LWG) as diets supplemented with commercial concentrate or protein-rich foliage of stylosanthes (Stylosanthes guianensis) or jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus). READ MORE

  6. 14. Beef production based on cassava products and legume foliage in Vietnam

    Author : Thang Chu Manh; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
    Keywords : LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to determine the associative effects of supplemental sources of protein, or protein and energy, using cassava products and legume foliage on rumen degradability, in vivo digestibility, feed intake and growth rate of crossbred growing cattle. First it was hypothesized that the substitution of a part of a conventional concentrate with mixed cassava and legume foliage will positively influence rumen degradability and improve the performance of growing cattle. READ MORE

  7. 15. The effects of Cassava foliage (Manihot esculenta) on gastrointestinal parasites of small ruminants in Cambodia

    Author : Sokerya Seng; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
    Keywords : LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES; LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES;

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