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The leaves of a healthy cassava plant (left) are compared against those of a plant infected with cassava mosaic disease (right). Though cassava is easy to cultivate, it is particularly vulnerable ...

Research has shown that cassava leaf extracts can inhibit the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines, suggesting potential health benefits in managing inflammation and metabolic diseases[5].

Brown streak disease causes gangrenous lesions to spread throughout the entire tuberous root structure of the cassava plant, leaving it inedible. Typically, the leaves of infected plants turn yellow, ...

However, in recent decades, harvests have been decimated by rapidly spreading diseases. But there is good news for cassava breeders and farmers. In a series of studies published in Scientific ...

Cassava Sciences' Phase 3 RETHINK-ALZ trial for simufilam in Alzheimer's failed decisively, with the company discontinuing its second Phase 3 trial and reducing its workforce by 33%. The company ...

Cassava, a staple for 800 million people, primarily grown in over 100 tropical and subtropical countries, faces significant yield challenges due to cassava brown streak disease (CBSD ...