‘KAU UTHAMA’: A Short Duration Cassava Variety for Upper Kuttanad Region of Kerala

Authors

  • Jayakumar G. Agricultural Research Station, Thiruvalla, Pathanamthitta 689 102, Kerala, India
  • Bindhu J. S. On Farm Research Centre, College of Agriculture, Vellayani, Thiruvananthapuram 695 522, Kerala, India
  • Rakhi R. Agricultural Research Station, Thiruvalla, Pathanamthitta 689 102, Kerala, India
  • Shajan V. R. Agricultural Research Station, Thiruvalla, Pathanamthitta 689 102, Kerala, India
  • Rini C. R. Agricultural Research Station, Thiruvalla, Pathanamthitta 689 102, Kerala, India

Abstract

To evolve a suitable short duration cassava variety for the flood prone riverine alluvium of Upper Kuttanad areas, an experiment was conducted at Agricultural Research Station, Thiruvalla using three popular short duration varieties viz., Sree Jaya, Sree Vijaya, Sree Prakash from ICAR-CTCRI, Thiruvananthapuram, Vellayani Hraswa from Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur and a landrace namely Vettikavala Local from Vettikavala, Kottarakkara. The experiment was conducted during the period from 2012 to 2016. The five genotypes (varieties and landrace) were evaluated for their growth characters, yield components and quality parameters. Among the genotypes, ‘Vettikavala Local’ performed well in yield trials and farm trials, with high tuber yield per plant (3.97 kg) while tuber had a starch content of 22.52%. Besides it possess better plant type, cooking quality and crop duration of 6 months. The genotype was found to be promising and suitable for riverine alluvium of Upper Kuttanad region and therefore it was released with the name ‘KAU Uthama’ by Kerala Agricultural University in 2018.

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2019-07-19

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G., J., J. S., B., R., R., V. R., S., & C. R., R. (2019). ‘KAU UTHAMA’: A Short Duration Cassava Variety for Upper Kuttanad Region of Kerala. JOURNAL OF ROOT CROPS, 45(1), 12–16. Retrieved from https://journal.isrc.in/index.php/jrc/article/view/549

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