1. 25/01/2016 Certaines cultures tropicales contiennent des glycosides cyanogènes, des substances toxiques qui libèrent de l’acide cyanhydrique (HCN, aussi appelé le cyanure ou l’acide prussique) lorsque les cellules sont écrasées. La consommation de ces plantes sans les cuire peut causer un empoisonnement au...
  2. IITA, 2009 A training video on rapid multiplication of cassava stem Part 2
  3. Cassava has a low multiplication ratio compared with other crops, especially seed-propagated crops. Rapid multiplication techniques are available to increase the multiplication ratio. Three types of ministem cuttings can be produced from a cassava stem. After sprouting in nursery beds, or...
  4. 01/01/2007 Ce dépliant de 8 pages, facile à lire et particulièrement adapté à la consultation sur le terrain, traite de la fabrication de la farine de manioc. Il propose des informations générales sur le sujet traité, une description des procédés, divers conseils, des tableaux et des croquis explicatifs.
  5. IITA Videos, 2009 A training video on the rapid multiplication of cassava stem Part 1
  6. 01/10/2005 An article by Francis Hallé in Nature and Resources, Volume 32, Number 3, 1996, explains several techniques used to “improve, select, propagate or preserve plant growth.” These techniques are called “phytopractices.” Most of them are inexpensive and simple to use but labor-intensive. The...
  7. 01/10/2005 Konzo is an irreversible disease that appears suddenly and causes spastic paralysis of both legs. Konzo affects mainly women and children, afflicting thousands in the remote rural areas of Bandundu Province in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It has also been reported from remote rural areas in...
  8. 01/10/2005 In Cassava Cyanide Diseases News (CCDN), Issue 4,December 2004, Dr. J. Howard Bradbury wrote about a method of processing cassava that could substantially reduce the cyanide content of flour.
  9. 20/11/2015 Some tropical crops contain cyanogenic glycosides, toxic substances that release hydrocyanic acid (HCN; also referred to as cyanide) when cells are crushed. Consuming these plants without cooking them can cause cyanide poisoning, with varying effects depending on cyanide levels and how long a...
  10. 19/01/1996 Information about controlling cassava mealybug (Phenacoccus manihoti) without commercial insecticides.