Response of cassava to water stress

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dc.creatorEl-Sharkawy, Mabrouk A.
dc.creatorCock, James H.
dc.date1987-02
dc.date2014-10-02T08:33:09Z
dc.date2014-10-02T08:33:09Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T14:39:28Z
dc.descriptionCassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is a staple food for a large sector of human population in the tropics. It is widely produced for its starchy roots by small farmers over a range of environments on poor infertile soils with virtually no inputs. It is highly productive under favorable conditions and produces reasonably well under adverse conditions where other crops fail. The crop, once established, cansurvive for several months without rain. There is a wide variation within the cassava germplasm for tolerance to prolonged drought and the possibility to breed and select for stable and relative high yields under favorable and adverse conditions does indeed exist. Research with several cassava clones at CIAT has shown that high root yield under mid term stress is not incompatible with high yield under nonstress conditions. Plant types with high yield potential under both conditions (e.g. the hybrid CM 507-37) are characterized by having slightly higher than optimum leaf area index under nonstress conditions, higher leaf area ratio and more intensive and extensive fine root system.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/44051
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/84618
dc.languageen
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.rightsLimited Access
dc.subjectmanihot esculenta
dc.subjectcultivars
dc.subjectwater stress
dc.subjectgrowth
dc.subjecttranspiration
dc.subjectwater requirements (plant)
dc.subjectleaves
dc.subjectleaf area
dc.subjectdefoliation
dc.subjectroot system
dc.subjectroot development
dc.subjectroot productivity
dc.subjecttiming
dc.subjectbiomass
dc.subjectcultivation
dc.subjectdevelopmental stages
dc.subjectpest damage
dc.subjectphysiology
dc.subjectplant anatomy
dc.subjectplant development
dc.subjectplant physiological process
dc.subjectplant physiology
dc.subjectproductivity
dc.subjectstarch crops
dc.subjectvariedades
dc.subjectestres hidrico
dc.subjectcrecimiento
dc.subjecttranspiracion
dc.subjectrequerimientos hidricos (planta)
dc.subjecthojas
dc.subjectarea foliar
dc.subjectdefoliacion
dc.subjectsistema radical
dc.subjectdesarrollo de la raiz
dc.subjectproductividad de la raiz
dc.subjectregistro del tiempo
dc.subjectproduccion de biomasa
dc.titleResponse of cassava to water stress
dc.typeJournal Article

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