Cassava (scientific name: Manihot esculenta?Crantz), is the Euphorbiaceae cassava plants, drought-resistant and anti-barren, widely planted in Africa, the Americas and Asia and more than 100 countries or regions, is one of the three major yam crops, the third largest food crop in the hot zone, the world's sixth-largest food crop, is known as the "king of starch! It is known as the "king of starch" and is the ration of nearly 600 million people in the world. [1]? In addition, cassava has excellent characteristics such as easy to grow, easy to cultivate, high yield and four seasons can be harvested.? [1]?

China introduced cultivation in the 1820s, and it is mainly distributed in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Guangdong Province, and Hainan Province in China, with Guangdong Province and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region having the largest cultivated areas.? [2]?

With the development of the cassava industry, the use of cassava is gradually diversified, as feed, starch, fuel ethanol and other industrial raw materials.? [1]?

Cassava has edible and industrial types of cassava.? [3]?

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Chinese name

Cassava

Latin name

Manihot?esculenta?Crantz?

Alias

Tree kudzu