Especially, this crop is classified by FAO as ‘moderately sensitive to salt stress’ (Gleadow et al., 2016) and its cultivation will likely be expanded to salinization-affected soil zones (Carretero et al., 2007) in a growing attempt to promote agricultural production in marginal (currently unproductive) lands (Shabala, 2013) and due to an increasing demand for cassava production. However, detailed salt tolerance mechanisms have not yet been conducted on this crop.