Cassava (also called yuca, Brazilian arrowroot and manioc) is a starchy root vegetable that’s grown globally. It’s a versatile ingredient that can be found in a wide variety of dishes, and on top of ...

Cassava leaves are edible if cooked and contain up to 25% protein. The leaves are dark green with red highlights. They are shaped kind of like a hand with long pointy fingers; the stalk is kind of ...

The normal way to study cassava roots is digging up the plant. Unfortunately, that tends to kill the plant, causing serious complications for researchers who are interested in learning more about how ...

The three staple crops dominating modern diets – corn, rice and wheat – are familiar to Americans. However, fourth place is held by a dark horse: cassava. Over the course of millennia, Indigenous ...

Nov. 11 (UPI) --Cassava, a root crop that feeds more than 1 billion people around the world, could benefit from rising atmospheric CO2 levels. In a new study, published recently in the Journal of ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Cassava is the third-most important food source in tropical countries, but it has one major problem: The roots and leaves of poorly processed cassava plants contain a substance that, ...