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Screening for protein content in some wild species of Manihot showed 2 of them to have a notably high percentage of protein on dry matter basis. Moreover, one of these high-protein wild species was found to be extremely sweet.
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Nassar, N.M.A., Costa, C.P. Tuber formation and protein content in some wild cassava (Mandioca) species native of central Brazil. Experientia 33, 1304–1306 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01920147
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