Selection of cassava genotypes with low cyanide content adapted to the Caribbean region of Colombia

León Pacheco, Rommel Igor; Lenis Calderón, Jorge Iván; Rosero Alpala, Elvia Amparo; García García, Jorge; Morelo, Julio; Orozco Guerrero, Alfonso Rafael; Silva Acosta, Gabriel Ernesto; De la Ossa Albis, Víctor Alfonso; Sierra Naranjo, Carlos Mario; Correa Álvarez, Ender Manuel; Cordero Cordero, Carina Cecilia; Villalba Campos, Leonardo; Salazar, Sandra; Belalcazar, John; Morante Herrera, Nelson; Ceballos, Hernán

Selection of cassava genotypes with low cyanide content adapted to the Caribbean region of Colombia

Autores

León Pacheco, Rommel Igor

Lenis Calderón, Jorge Iván

Rosero Alpala, Elvia Amparo

García García, Jorge

Morelo, Julio

Orozco Guerrero, Alfonso Rafael

Silva Acosta, Gabriel Ernesto

De la Ossa Albis, Víctor Alfonso

Sierra Naranjo, Carlos Mario

Correa Álvarez, Ender Manuel

Editor

‎‎Corporación colombiana de investigación agropecuaria - AGROSAVIA

Descripción

Cassava is worldwide considered a staple food for over one billion people, so it has great importance for food security. In Colombia, the highest production (45%) of cassava comes from the sub-humid environment witch yield very low. The selection process favors genotypes with high dry matter productivity through either high FRY or high DMC, but it is very dificult to find genotypes that are outstanding simultaneously for both traits. For this, CORPOICA-CIAT established a phenotypic recurrent selection program for cassava.
Yuca
Mandioca - Manihot esculenta