DEVELOPMENT AND IDENTIFICATION OF HIGH-VALUE CASSAVA CLONES

• DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2006.703.6
• Publication Date: 2015-07-27T10:50:02Z
• Authors: H. Ceballos; M. Fregene; Z. Lentini; T. Sanchez; Y.I. Puentes; J.C. Pérez; A. Rosero; A.P. Tofino
• Keywords: Identification; Value (mathematics)

Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is an important food security crop for many tropical and subtropical countries. It also acquiring increasing role in rural development as raw material different industries. The most industrial uses of cassava are a source energy the feed industry starch. To consolidate expand cassava, increased emphasis search value-added traits, while maintaining or enhancing its productivity, has recently been given by breeding project at CIAT. For industry, main objective enhanced nutritional quality, particularly with regard to protein content. high-protein trait being introgressed from related Manihot species.[...]