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NARO develops superior cassava varieties
Dr Robert Kawuki, a cassava breeder at NaCRRI, said the new cassava varieties have good cooking attributes, elevated resistance to viral diseases, especially cassava mosaic and brown streak diseases.
UG120156 cassava variety in the multiplication fields at NaCRRI. (Photo by Sam Wamani)
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision
CASSAVA | VARIETIES | NARO
The National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) has developed new cassava varieties which, according to scientists, have superior cooking, industrial and disease-resistant qualities.
The varieties were