Cassava research and cyanide

DNA methylation patterns associated with cyanogenic cassava exposure and konzo in Sub-Saharan Africa

The paper identifies DNA methylation changes linked to cyanogenic cassava exposure and konzo in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Genetic architecture and gene mapping of cyanide in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz.)

The paper identifies genetic loci associated with cyanide content in cassava, finding two major genes contributing to HCN levels and developing markers for breeding.

Improving root characterisation for genomic prediction in cassava

This study uses image analysis and genome-wide association to identify QTLs for cassava root shape and size traits, finding lower predictive accuracy compared to other traits but promising for high-throughput methods.

Introgressed Manihot glaziovii Alleles in Modern Cassava Germplasm Benefit Important Traits and Are Under Balancing Selection

The paper identifies beneficial introgressed alleles from M. glaziovii in modern cassava germplasm, showing they improve traits like yield and disease tolerance and are under balancing selection.

Genome-wide association mapping of correlated traits in cassava: dry matter and total carotenoid content

This paper identifies genetic markers for dry matter and carotenoid content in cassava, finding physical linkage rather than pleiotropy explains their negative correlation.

Cassava HapMap: Masking deleterious mutations in a clonal crop species

The paper constructs a cassava haplotype map to evaluate deleterious mutations, finding increased fixed deleterious variants, limited purging due to low recombination, and masking of harmful mutations in breeding.