BRS 400 and BRS 401, sweet cassava cultivars with pink roots developed by participatory breeding

Abstract

Two sweet cassava cultivars with pink pulp, BRS 400 and BRS 401, are validated through participatory tests conducted at Distrito Federal, Brazil. Their high root yield stability and their high level of acceptance among producers certainly qualify them as a new crop option for cultivation in the region.

BRS 429: sweet cassava with yellow pulp and high technological and sensory qualities

“…In the 2009/2010, 2010/2011, and 2011/2012 crop years, the first evaluation and selection cycles were conducted in an experimental area of Embrapa Cerrados in Planaltina, DF, Brazil (lat 15º 35.467' S, long 47º 42.617' W, alt 1,007 m asl), according to the breeding method commonly used at Embrapa Cerrados (Vieira et al 2018, Vieira et al 2019, Rangel et al 2022. Planting and harvest activities were carried out in November of the respective years, and management practices followed the recommendations of the cassava production system for the central Brazilian Cerrado area .…”

“…This has led to the use of technologies that were not imagined in growing cassava up to a short time ago, such as liming, gypsum application, fertilization, mechanized planting, use of plant beds, irrigation, staggered planting, and use of plastic cover Vieira 2013, Antonini et al 2020). In a parallel manner, technologies are being developed by research for overcoming technological bottlenecks in processing root crops (Rinaldi et al 2017), for agricultural production (Antonini et al 2020), and for diversification of growing options (Vieira et al 2018, Vieira et al 2019.…”

BRS 420: Early maturity cassava cultivar for production of flour and starch, adapted to no-till planting and mechanization

“…Responsibility for providing responses to most demands from farmers is placed on conventional plant breeding, with its various selection cycles (Carvalho et al 2011, Valle and Lorenzi 2014, Vieira et al 2018, Vieira et al 2019. In this respect, actions directed to the generation and selection of superior genotypes for the central and southern regions of Brazil have been developed since 2008.…”

Future Trends in Cassava Production: Indicators and its Implications for Food Supply in Nigeria

“…The excess demand above domestic production of cassava in Nigeria is the reason for has not sufficiently met the domestic demand. As part of strategies to enhance productivity, scientists have developed cassava varieties with improved nutrient content and disease resistance [13,14,15]. In the last two decades, many gigantic cassava-based industries have sprung up in Asia, Latin America, and Europe thereby fueling an increase in demand of cassava [11,10].…”