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| Name | H-226 |
|---|---|
| Year of Release | 1971 |
| Maturity | 10 months |
| Yield | 33-35 t ha--1 |
| Potential yield | 40 t ha-1 |
| Species | Cassava |
Suitable growing region
Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka
Pedigree
Hybrid (M4 x Ethakkakaruppan)
Key traits
- Medium tall erect branching and flowering variety with grey mature stem;
- green emerging leaf; mature leaf broad with green petiole
- tubers cylindrical with tuber outer skin creamy with purplish patches
- light pink tuber rind and white tuber flesh
- Tubers have 28-30% starch, 180-200 ppm cyanogen having good cooking quality
- Susceptible to CMD and Cercospora leaf spot; field tolerant to spider mite and scale insect
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