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Evaluation of the Hydrocyanic Acid Level in Fresh Cassava Leaves: Case of the Experimental Field in the Ombella M’Poko in the Central African Republic
Laboratory of Biological and Agronomic Sciences for Development, Faculty of Sciences, Bangui, Central African Republic
Laboratory of Biological and Agronomic Sciences for Development, Faculty of Sciences, Bangui, Central African Republic
Laboratory of Biological and Agronomic Sciences for Development, Faculty of Sciences, Bangui, Central African Republic
Laboratory of Biological and Agronomic Sciences for Development, Faculty of Sciences, Bangui, Central African Republic
Ministry of Health and Population, Bangui, Central African Republic
Ministry of Health and Population, Bangui, Central African Republic
Central and West African Virus Epidemiology (WAVE) for Food Security Program, Pôle Scientifique et d’Innovation, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Bingerville, Côte d’Ivoire
Central and West African Virus Epidemiology (WAVE) for Food Security Program, Pôle Scientifique et d’Innovation, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Bingerville, Côte d’Ivoire
Central and West African Virus Epidemiology (WAVE) for Food Security Program, Pôle Scientifique et d’Innovation, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Bingerville, Côte d’Ivoire
Central and West African Virus Epidemiology (WAVE) for Food Security Program, Pôle Scientifique et d’Innovation, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Bingerville, Côte d’Ivoire
Laboratory of Natural Substance Architecture, Faculty of Sciences, University of Bangui, Bangui, Central African Republic
- 1 Laboratory of Biological and Agronomic Sciences for Development, Faculty of Sciences, Bangui, Central African Republic
- 2 Laboratory of Biological and Agronomic Sciences for Development, Faculty of Sciences, Bangui, Central African Republic
- 3 Laboratory of Biological and Agronomic Sciences for Development, Faculty of Sciences, Bangui, Central African Republic
- 4 Laboratory of Biological and Agronomic Sciences for Development, Faculty of Sciences, Bangui, Central African Republic
- 5 Ministry of Health and Population, Bangui, Central African Republic
- 6 Ministry of Health and Population, Bangui, Central African Republic
- 7 Central and West African Virus Epidemiology (WAVE) for Food Security Program, Pôle Scientifique et d’Innovation, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Bingerville, Côte d’Ivoire
- 8 Central and West African Virus Epidemiology (WAVE) for Food Security Program, Pôle Scientifique et d’Innovation, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Bingerville, Côte d’Ivoire
- 9 Central and West African Virus Epidemiology (WAVE) for Food Security Program, Pôle Scientifique et d’Innovation, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Bingerville, Côte d’Ivoire
- 10 Central and West African Virus Epidemiology (WAVE) for Food Security Program, Pôle Scientifique et d’Innovation, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Bingerville, Côte d’Ivoire
- 11 Laboratory of Natural Substance Architecture, Faculty of Sciences, University of Bangui, Bangui, Central African Republic
American Journal of Plant Sciences·Volume 16 (2025)·Pages 525–536·Published 30 April 2025·DOI10.4236/ajps.2025.165039
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Abstract
Cassava (Manihot esculenta) is a perennial shrub in the Euphorbiaceae family. Thus, the objectives assigned to this study are to evaluate the hydrogen cyanide content of the 58 accessions of cassava in the collection to Samba and specifically, to evaluate the content of hydrocyanic acid in fresh and dried cassava leaves. To determine the pH value in each accession and to assess the phytosanitary status of the accessions. Titrimetry was used to determine hydrocyanic acid. It is used as part of this work to determine the level of hydrocyanic acid contained in cassava leaves. The results made it possible to classify the accessions analysed into three groups: accessions with a low cyanide content whose concentrations vary from 13 mg to 49.33, accessions with a moderate concentration (50.33 mg to 98.33 mg) and highly concentrated accessions (100.66 mg to 144 mg). The pH value for the different is almost identical.
KeywordsCassavaHydrocyanic AcidTitrimetry
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