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- Year of release: 2017 (Central)
- Pedigree: CM79515 X C-18
- Yield: 45-50 t ha-1
- Potential yield: 80 t ha-1
- Maturity: 8-9 months
- Suitable growing regions: Kerala,Tamil Nadu
Key traits:
- Tall (275-325 cm), non branching variety with brown stem and light brown emerging leaf
- Lanceolate 5-7 lobed leaves with dark purple petiole
- Tubers with brown skin, cream rind and white flesh colour
- Completely resistant to cassava mosaic disease caused by both Indian cassava mosaic virus and Sri Lankan cassava mosaic virus
- Also tolerant to post harvest physiological deterioration
- It has medium starch (27-31%) and low sugar (1.10%) content
- Suitable for planting in rainfed and irrigated conditions especially in regions with high incidence of cassava mosaic disease
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