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- Year of release: 2018 (Central)
- Pedigree: C33 X CM4574-7
- Yield: 45-50 t ha-1
- Potential yield: 70 t ha-1
- Maturity: 9-10 months
- Suitable growing regions: Kerala,Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra under irrigated/rainfed upland conditions
Key traits:
- Non branching variety with dark brown stem, brownish green pubescent emerging leaves and dark green lanceolate leaves (7 lobed)
- Green petiole with brown tinge
- Long cylindrical 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 high starch content of 29% (range: 26-32%)
- It is an industrial variety
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