Evaluation of the effects of dry and rainy seasons on cassava rootsnutritional contents and tuber rot disease
Background: Cassava, (Manihotesculenta Crantz), is a crucial crop for ensuring food security in sub-Saharan Africa, and intermittent drought conditions affect its proximate composition and disease susceptibility. Methods: A field experiment was carried out at the National Root Crop Research Institute, Umudike, Umuahia in Abia State, Nigeria, and at the Department of Plant Science and Biotechnology, Imo State University to evaluate the cassava root proximate composition, and tuber rot incidence.