Amelework Assefa B, Bairu Michael W
Agricultural Research Council, Vegetable and Ornamental Plants, Private Bag X293, Pretoria 0001, South Africa.
Faculty of Natural & Agricultural Sciences, School of Agricultural Sciences, Food Security and Safety Focus Area, North-West University, Private Bag X2046, Mmabatho 2735, South Africa.
Plants (Basel). 2022 Jun 20;11(12):1617. doi: 10.3390/plants11121617.
Cassava ( Crantz) is the sixth most important food crop and consumed by 800 million people worldwide. In Africa, cassava is the second most important food crop after maize and Africa is the worlds' largest producer. Though cassava is not one of the main commodity crops in South Africa, it is becoming a popular crop among farming communities in frost-free areas, due to its climate-resilient nature. This necessitated the establishment of a multi-disciplinary research program at the Agricultural Research Council of South Africa. The objective of this review is to highlight progress made in cassava breeding and genetic analysis. This review highlights the progress of cassava research worldwide and discusses research findings on yield, quality, and adaptability traits in cassava. It also discusses the limitations and the prospects of the cassava R&D program towards development of the cassava industry in South Africa.
木薯（克朗茨）是第六大重要粮食作物，全球有8亿人食用。在非洲，木薯是仅次于玉米的第二大重要粮食作物，非洲是世界上最大的木薯生产地。虽然木薯不是南非的主要经济作物之一，但由于其适应气候的特性，它在无霜地区的农业社区中正成为一种受欢迎的作物。这使得南非农业研究理事会有必要设立一个多学科研究项目。本综述的目的是突出木薯育种和遗传分析方面取得的进展。本综述突出了全球木薯研究的进展，并讨论了木薯产量、品质和适应性性状的研究结果。它还讨论了木薯研发项目在南非木薯产业发展方面的局限性和前景。
