Uprooting cassava disease: Scientists identify causes of two devastating crop diseases

PHYSorg
Jan 16, 2025, 12:41 pm122 pts
Across the tropics, farming communities—an estimated 800 million people—rely on cassava for food and income. However, in recent decades, harvests have been decimated by rapidly spreading diseases. But there is good news for cassava breeders and farmers.

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