1. Somatic embryogenesis from floral tissue of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz)

   • Barbara Woodward
   • Johanna Puonti-Kaerlas

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1 - 6

2. The Cassava Biotechnology Network: 10 Years in Action

   • Krit Raemakers
   • Luiz Carvalho
   • Richard Visser

   Foreword Pages: 7 - 8

3. Linamarin content and genetic stability of cassava plants derived by somatic embryogenesis

   • Tessy Joseph
   • Hock-Hin Yeoh
   • Chiang-Shiong Loh

   OriginalPaper Pages: 7 - 13

4. Progress made in FEC transformation of cassava

   • Krit Raemakers
   • Marianne Schreuder
   • Richard Visser

   OriginalPaper Pages: 15 - 24

5. Production of embryogenic tissues and regeneration of transgenic plants in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz)

   • Nigel J. Taylor
   • Munyaradzi V. Masona
   • Claude M. Fauquet

   OriginalPaper Pages: 25 - 34

6. Efficient production of transgenic plants by Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz)

   • M.M. Schreuder
   • C.J.J.M. Raemakers
   • R.G.F. Visser

   OriginalPaper Pages: 35 - 42

7. Transferring a cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) genetic engineering capability to the African environment: Progress and prospects

   • Munyaradzi V. Masona
   • Nigel J. Taylor
   • Claude M. Fauquet

   OriginalPaper Pages: 43 - 48

8. Expression and structure of an elongation factor-1α gene (MeEF1) from cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz)

   • S. Suhandono
   • J. Hughes
   • M.A. Hughes

   OriginalPaper Pages: 49 - 58

9. Hydroxyproline-rich glycoproteins expressed during stress responses in cassava

   • Yuanhuai Han
   • Rocío Gómez-Vásquez
   • John R. Beeching

   OriginalPaper Pages: 59 - 70

10. Isolation and characterisation of cDNAs encoding the large and small subunits of ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase from cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz)

    • Tichafa R.I. Munyikwa
    • Jan Kreuze
    • Richard G.F. Visser

    OriginalPaper Pages: 71 - 83

11. Molecular analysis of differentially expressed genes during postharvest deterioration in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) tuberous roots

    • Jiang Huang
    • Christian Bachem
    • Richard G.F. Visser

    OriginalPaper Pages: 85 - 93

12. Environmental conditions during root development: Drought constraint on cassava starch quality

    • Klanarong Sriroth
    • Kuakoon Piyachomkwan
    • Christopher G. Oates

    OriginalPaper Pages: 95 - 102

13. Methods for detecting the cassava bacterial blight pathogen: A practical approach for managing the disease

    • Valérie Verdier
    • Sandra Ojeda
    • Gloria Mosquera

    OriginalPaper Pages: 103 - 107

14. The response of cassava cultivars to root-knot nematode infestation: An in vitro method

    • Rosan Jansen van Vuuren
    • Barbara Woodward

    OriginalPaper Pages: 109 - 113

15. Genomic and biological diversity of the African cassava geminiviruses

    • J.S. Pita
    • V.N. Fondong
    • C.M. Fauquet

    OriginalPaper Pages: 115 - 125

16. The primary gene pool of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz subspecies esculenta, Euphorbiaceae)

    • A.C. Allem
    • R.A. Mendes
    • M.L. Burle

    OriginalPaper Pages: 127 - 132

17. Assessing genetic diversity in the cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) germplasm collection in Brazil using PCR-based markers

    • Luiz Joaquim Castelo Branco Carvalho
    • Barbara Anna Schaal

    OriginalPaper Pages: 133 - 142

18. Traditional management of cassava morphological and genetic diversity by the Makushi Amerindians (Guyana, South America): Perspectives for on-farm conservation of crop genetic resources

    • Marianne Elias
    • Doyle McKey
    • Thierry Robert

    OriginalPaper Pages: 143 - 157

19. Genome mapping in cassava improvement: Challenges, achievements and opportunities

    • M. Fregene
    • E. Okogbenin
    • J. Tohme

    OriginalPaper Pages: 159 - 165