Vol. 10, Issue 2 (2021)

Author(s):
Pugalendhi L and M Velmurugan

Abstract:
Cassava is one of the most important tuber crops valued for its starch content in tubers. Most of the commercially grown cassava varieties are long duration which requires more crop maintenance viz., fertilizer application, irrigation, weeding and other plant protection measures, which is quite expensive for the cassava growers. With this back ground, the present investigation was carried out to assess the performance of short duration accessions in five locations for high tuber yield and starch content. The results of the experiment revealed that the maximum tuber yield (49.18 t ha^-1) was recorded in TCa 12-6 and minimum tuber yield (31.97 t ha^-1) was registered in Sree Vijaya. The highest starch content (30.29%) was recorded in TCa 12-6. The best cooking quality and maximum organoleptic score based on 9-point Hedonic Scale rating (7.52) was observed in TCa 12-6.