Members of CASS join the upcoming Advanced Plant and Food Crop Biotechnology Center (APFCBC) Symposium in Taichung Taiwan on October 4-5, 2024. We are looking forward to exciting scientific exchange with our plant science colleagues at the APFCBC and all other symposium attendees. After the symposium, the CASS project members...
Carbon usage in yellow-fleshed Manihot esculenta storage roots shifts from starch biosynthesis to cell wall and raffinose biosynthesis via the myo-inositol pathway
Sindy Gutschker, David Ruescher, Ismail Y Rabbi, Laise Rosado-Souza, Benjamin Pommerrenig, Markus Pauly, Stefan Robertz, Anna M van Doorn, Armin Schlereth, H Ekkehard Neuhaus, Alisdair R Fernie, Stephan Reinert, Uwe Sonnewald, Wolfgang Zierer Cassava is a crucial staple crop for smallholder farmers in tropical Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. Although high yield remains the top priority for farmers, the significance of nutritional values has...
Welcoming our new colleagues at FAU Erlangen!
With the start of CASS Phase III, the FAU team is expanding to be able to deliver on our ambitious goals of improving cassava yield for smallholder farmers. Dr. Maryam Nasr Esfahani, Dr. Qingting Liu, and Dr. Yawen Shen join the team at FAU Erlangen as postdoctoral researchers. Dr. Mercedes...