Manihot esculenta

Genetic diversity in cassava landraces grown on farms in Alta Floresta-MT, Brazil

A. V. Tiago, Rossi, A. A. B., Tiago, P. V., Carpejani, A. A., Silva, B. M., Hoogerheide, E. S. S., Yamashita, O. M., Tiago, A. V., Rossi, A. A. B., Tiago, P. V., Carpejani, A. A., Silva, B. M., Hoogerheide, E. S. S., and Yamashita, O. M., Genetic diversity in cassava landraces grown on farms in Alta Floresta-MT, Brazil, vol. 15, p. -, 2016.

Brazil is considered one of the domestication centers of cassava (Manihot esculenta), containing a large part of the biological diversity and traditional knowledge of the species. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the genetic diversity of cassava landraces grown by farmers in the north of Mato Grosso State, Brazil, using inter simple sequence repeat (ISSR) molecular markers. The study was carried out in the municipality of Alta Floresta, MT, on farms located in two rural areas. Seventeen cassava landraces were selected.

In vitro assessment of the genotoxic and cytotoxic effects of boiled juice (tucupi) from Manihot esculenta Crantz roots

L. A. Cunha, Mota, T. C., Cardoso, P. C. S., Alcântara, D. D. F. A., Burbano, R. M. R., Guimarães, A. C., Khayat, A. S., Rocha, C. A. M., Bahia, M. O., Cunha, L. A., Mota, T. C., Cardoso, P. C. S., Alcântara, D. D. F. A., Burbano, R. M. R., Guimarães, A. C., Khayat, A. S., Rocha, C. A. M., and Bahia, M. O., In vitro assessment of the genotoxic and cytotoxic effects of boiled juice (tucupi) from Manihot esculenta Crantz roots, vol. 15, p. -, 2016.

The population of Pará (a state in Brazil) has a very characteristic food culture, as a majority of the carbohydrates consumed are obtained from cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) derivatives. Tucupi is the boiled juice of cassava roots that plays a major role in the culinary footprint of Pará. Before boiling, this juice is known as manipueira and contains linamarin, a toxic glycoside that can decompose to hydrogen cyanide.

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