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Title: Breeding cassava for higher yield

Author
item KITTIPADAKUL, PIYA - Kasetsart University
item Jansky, Shelley

Submitted to: Book Chapter
Publication Type: Book / Chapter
Publication Acceptance Date: 5/30/2017
Publication Date: N/A
Citation: N/A

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: Cassava is a root crop grown for food and for starch production. Breeding progress is slowed by asexual production and high levels of heterozygosity. Germplasm resources are rich and accessible to breeders through genebanks worldwide. Breeding objectives include high root yield, yield stability, disease and pest resistance, biotic and abiotic stress tolerance, and starch quality. Breeding methods are based on conventional recurrent selection and large replicated clonal trials. New breeding strategies, such as inbred line development, marker-assisted selection, and genomic selection, offer opportunities for genetic advances in cultivar development.