Cassava, a potential biofuel crop in China

Cassava is ranking as fifth among crops in global starch production.It is used as staple food in many tropical counties of Africa, Asia and Latin America.In China,although not yet being a staple food, cassava is of major economic importance for starch for a large area of southern China, especially in the provinces of Guangdong, Guanxi, Yunnan and Hainan.Recently, cassava-derived bioethanol production has been increasing due to its economic benefits compared to other bioethanolproducing crops in the country.We discuss here the possible potentials of cassava for bioethanol production.