Cassava ( <i>Manihot esculenta</i> ) dual use for food and bioenergy: A review

Cassava (Manihot esculenta. Crantz) is a starch-rich, woody tuberous, root crop important for food, with little being done to investigate its potential as bioenergy despite enormous potential. The major bottleneck in the able serve this dual role competition of storage roots both purposes. cassava production regions primarily use tuberous and has resulted neglect crop. non-food parts feedstock cellulosic biofuel promising strategy that can overcome challenge. However, non-tuber parts, most sugars are highly sequestered lignin complexes making them inaccessible bacterial bioconversion. Additionally, these growing areas not optimal owing several constraints. challenges affecting food interconnected therefore need be addressed together. improvement against biotic abiotic stresses enhance productivity cater high demand production. Furthermore, increased will usability bigger goal. This review addresses efforts reduce well strategies biomass production, bioenergy. prospective could ease bioconversion enhanced explored.