Biological implications in cassava for the production of amylose-free starch: impact on root yield and related traits.

Cassava (Manihot esculenta, Crantz) is an important food security crop, but it is becoming an important raw material for different industrial applications. Cassava is the second most important source of starch worldwide. Novel starch properties are of interest to the starch industry, and one them is...

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Main Authors: Amanda eKarlström, Sandra eSalazar, Fernando eCalle, Nelson eMorante, Dominique eDufour, Hernán eCeballos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpls.2016.00604/full