CASS launches fourth confined cassava field trial
The Cassava Source Sink project has successfully planted its fourth cassava field trial in Taichung, Taiwan in March 2022, despite the difficult global situation. In an international effort, we initiated…
Auxin signaling and vascular cambium formation enables storage metabolism
Auxin signaling and vascular cambium formation enable storage metabolism in cassava tuberous roots David Rüscher, José María Corral, Anna Vittoria Carluccio, Patrick A W Klemens, Andreas Gisel, Livia Stavolone,…
Tuber and Tuberous Root Development
Tuber and Tuberous Root Development Wolfgang Zierer, David Rüscher, Uwe Sonnewald, Sophia Sonnewald (2021) Root and tuber crops have been an important part of human nutrition since the…
The Cassava Source-Sink project
The Cassava Source-Sink project: Opportunities and challenges for crop improvement by metabolic engineering Sonnewald U, Fernie AR, Gruissem W, Schläpfer P, Anjanappa RB, Chang SH, Ludewig F, Rascher U,…
Interview with Dr. Christian Lamm
Which project are you working on at the moment? I am working on stable cassava transformation at the FAU Erlangen since the beginning of 2020. We are relying on the…
Farewell to the jungle!
Harvesting over thousand cassava plants in Taiwan in 2019! The Cassava Source-Sink projects main goal is to boost cassava yield by stimulating assimilation, allocation and utilization of carbohydrates. To this…
Drone phenotyping reveals differences in cassava growth
All crop improvement activities ultimately depend on good phenotyping. With the qualitative and quantitative description of plant growth and development, crop researchers are able to isolate improved plant lines. In…
Cassava Metabolomics and Starch Quality
Cassava Metabolomics and Starch Quality Laise Rosado‐Souza, Laure C. David, Margit Drapal, Paul D. Fraser, Jörg Hofmann, Patrick A. W. Klemens, Frank Ludewig, H. Ekkehard Neuhaus, Toshihiro Obata, Laura Perez‐Fons,…
Metabolic profiles of six African cultivars of cassava
Metabolic profiles of six African cultivars of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) highlight bottlenecks of root yield Toshihiro Obata, Patrick A.W. Klemens, Laise Rosado‐Souza, Armin Schlereth, Andreas Gisel, Livia Stavolone, Wolfgang…
Working together to improve cassava
The starchy, tuberous root of cassava is hugely important as a food crop for millions of people worldwide. Both, the „NextGen Cassava“ (NextGen) and „Cassava Source-Sink“ (CASS) project aim to…