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  • Cassava may benefit from increased CO2 more than other crops

    Nov 11, 2020 8:45 am by Claire BenjaminResearch
    Aerial view of the field study at the University of Illinois SoyFACE research facility. Credit: Beau Barber/RIPE project

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    • Aerial view of the field study at the University of Illinois SoyFACE research facility. Credit: Beau Barber/RIPE project

    Researchers found significant yield increases - from 22 to 39 percent in seven out of eight varieties of cassava. Cultivar in the study were ‘farmer preferred’ in Africa, where cassava makes up a quarter or more of diets in several countries.