Cassava Research at NUS
Introduction
Cassava (Manihot
esculenta Crantz) which ranks fourth in importance after rice, wheat and
maize, is an important staple crop in developing countries and has remained a
basic foodstuff for rural inhabitants. It also a source of income and
employment for rural population. With urbanization, increasingly more cassava
is grown for export, geared towards markets for cassava-derived industries.
With more than 500 million people in developing countries still dependent on
cassava as source of energy, it is often considered a food security crop as it
adapts readily to a wide range of agroecological conditions. It is also highly
efficient in the conversion of solar energy to starch, stored in its enlarged
storage roots.
At the National University of Singapore, we have undertaken to understand the nature of cassava with the aim of applying this body of knowledge to the betterment of mankind.
Scope of Research
Biochemistry
and Physiology
Molecular
biology
Biochemical
systematics
Tissue
culture of cassava
Food value
and safety issues
Members and email
addresses
Yeoh Hock Hin (Biochemistry) dbsyhh@nus.edu.sg
Publications
Cassava
research at NUS
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