Abbreviations	Full Name
AS-PCR	allele-specific PCR
Cas	Crispr associated protein
CAM	Crassulacean Acid Metabolism
CBSV	Cassava Brown Streak Virus; CMD—Cassava Mosaic Disease
CRISPR	Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats
DMC	Dry Matter Content
DXS	Deoxy-d-xylulose-5-phosphate synthase
FAO	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
FRY	Fresh Root Yield
KASP	Kompetitive Allele-Specific PCR
PCR	Polymerase Chain Reaction
PR	Perennial Rice
QTL	Quantitative Trait Loci
SNP	Single-nucleotide Polymorphism
SPP	Single Plant Progeny
TALENs	Transcription Activator-Like Effector Nucleases TILLING—Targeting Induced Local Lesions in Genomes
UNGA	United Nations General Assembly
ZFN	Zinc Finger Nucleases