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Title: NEW CASSAVA POTENTIAL

Date Published: 2019
Author/s: VIRCA
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Affiliation: MUKONO ZONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE - MUZARDI, VIRCA
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Scientists in Uganda and Kenya are developing versions of existing cassava varieties that are popular with local farmers and consumers, but with added protection against mainly cassava brown streak disease (CBSD). Working with varieties that already protect against cassava mosaic disease (CMD), scientists are using genetic modification techniques to improve resistance to CBSD, thus increasing the chances that cassava farmers have an abundant harvest to share with their communities

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1. New cassava potential