Abstract
Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) belongs to the family Euphorbiaceae. The genus Manihot consists of at least 98 species (Rogers and Appan 1973; Hershey 1993) with four centres of diversity: central Brazil, western Mexico, northeast Brazil and eastern Bolivia (Nasser 1978). Cassava is a perennial shrub with a height of 1 to 5 m, palmate leaves with 5 to 9 leaf lobes, and it is grown for its starch-containing tuberized roots which are harvested from 6 or more months after planting. In some areas of Africa, it is also grown for its leaves. Besides cassava, the only other Manihot species used commercially is M. glaziovii, as a minor source of rubber.
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