Mechanisms and approaches towards enhanced drought tolerance in cassava (Manihot esculenta)

Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for its edible tuberous roots and minimally for its leaves. It provides food and revenue to over eight hundred million people particularly in Africa. Generally, cassava is drought-tolerant, and sheds leaves in droug...

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Autores principales: Muiruri, K.S., Ntui, V.O., Tripathi, L., Tripathi, J.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/117869
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author Muiruri, K.S.
Ntui, V.O.
Tripathi, L.
Tripathi, J.
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Ntui, V.O.
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description Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for its edible tuberous roots and minimally for its leaves. It provides food and revenue to over eight hundred million people particularly in Africa. Generally, cassava is drought-tolerant, and sheds leaves in drought conditions resulting in significantly lower yields. Cassava drought management strategies need to focus on maximizing the utilization of molecular tools for crop establishment and yield. Developing strategies to produce cassava cultivars with drought tolerance is vital to extending crop yield under limited rainfall. In this review, recent progress applying molecular genetics, genomics, genetic engineering, and genome editing are reviewed.
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spelling CGSpace1178692025-11-11T10:31:45Z Mechanisms and approaches towards enhanced drought tolerance in cassava (Manihot esculenta) Muiruri, K.S. Ntui, V.O. Tripathi, L. Tripathi, J. cassava manihot esculenta drought tolerance climate change breeding genomics genetic engineering gene editing Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for its edible tuberous roots and minimally for its leaves. It provides food and revenue to over eight hundred million people particularly in Africa. Generally, cassava is drought-tolerant, and sheds leaves in drought conditions resulting in significantly lower yields. Cassava drought management strategies need to focus on maximizing the utilization of molecular tools for crop establishment and yield. Developing strategies to produce cassava cultivars with drought tolerance is vital to extending crop yield under limited rainfall. In this review, recent progress applying molecular genetics, genomics, genetic engineering, and genome editing are reviewed. 2021-12 2022-02-01T09:45:12Z 2022-02-01T09:45:12Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/117869 en Open Access application/pdf Elsevier Muiruri, S.K., Ntui, V.O., Tripathi, L. & Tripathi, J. (2021). Mechanisms and approaches towards enhanced drought tolerance in cassava (Manihot esculenta). Current Plant Biology, 28, 100227, 1-7.
spellingShingle cassava
manihot esculenta
drought tolerance
climate change
breeding
genomics
genetic engineering
gene editing
Muiruri, K.S.
Ntui, V.O.
Tripathi, L.
Tripathi, J.
Mechanisms and approaches towards enhanced drought tolerance in cassava (Manihot esculenta)
title Mechanisms and approaches towards enhanced drought tolerance in cassava (Manihot esculenta)
title_full Mechanisms and approaches towards enhanced drought tolerance in cassava (Manihot esculenta)
title_fullStr Mechanisms and approaches towards enhanced drought tolerance in cassava (Manihot esculenta)
title_full_unstemmed Mechanisms and approaches towards enhanced drought tolerance in cassava (Manihot esculenta)
title_short Mechanisms and approaches towards enhanced drought tolerance in cassava (Manihot esculenta)
title_sort mechanisms and approaches towards enhanced drought tolerance in cassava manihot esculenta
topic cassava
manihot esculenta
drought tolerance
climate change
breeding
genomics
genetic engineering
gene editing
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/117869
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