Response of cassava to water stress

Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is a staple food for a large sector of human population in the tropics. It is widely produced for its starchy roots by small farmers over a range of environments on poor infertile soils with virtually no inputs. It is highly productive under favorable conditions an...

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Autores principales: El-Sharkawy, Mabrouk A., Cock, James H.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Springer 1987
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/44051
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Cock, James H.
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description Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is a staple food for a large sector of human population in the tropics. It is widely produced for its starchy roots by small farmers over a range of environments on poor infertile soils with virtually no inputs. It is highly productive under favorable conditions and produces reasonably well under adverse conditions where other crops fail. The crop, once established, cansurvive for several months without rain. There is a wide variation within the cassava germplasm for tolerance to prolonged drought and the possibility to breed and select for stable and relative high yields under favorable and adverse conditions does indeed exist. Research with several cassava clones at CIAT has shown that high root yield under mid term stress is not incompatible with high yield under nonstress conditions. Plant types with high yield potential under both conditions (e.g. the hybrid CM 507-37) are characterized by having slightly higher than optimum leaf area index under nonstress conditions, higher leaf area ratio and more intensive and extensive fine root system.
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spelling CGSpace440512024-08-27T10:35:59Z Response of cassava to water stress El-Sharkawy, Mabrouk A. Cock, James H. manihot esculenta cultivars water stress growth transpiration water requirements (plant) leaves leaf area defoliation root system root development root productivity timing biomass cultivation developmental stages pest damage physiology plant anatomy plant development plant physiological process plant physiology productivity starch crops variedades estres hidrico crecimiento transpiracion requerimientos hidricos (planta) hojas area foliar defoliacion sistema radical desarrollo de la raiz productividad de la raiz registro del tiempo produccion de biomasa Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is a staple food for a large sector of human population in the tropics. It is widely produced for its starchy roots by small farmers over a range of environments on poor infertile soils with virtually no inputs. It is highly productive under favorable conditions and produces reasonably well under adverse conditions where other crops fail. The crop, once established, cansurvive for several months without rain. There is a wide variation within the cassava germplasm for tolerance to prolonged drought and the possibility to breed and select for stable and relative high yields under favorable and adverse conditions does indeed exist. Research with several cassava clones at CIAT has shown that high root yield under mid term stress is not incompatible with high yield under nonstress conditions. Plant types with high yield potential under both conditions (e.g. the hybrid CM 507-37) are characterized by having slightly higher than optimum leaf area index under nonstress conditions, higher leaf area ratio and more intensive and extensive fine root system. 1987-02 2014-10-02T08:33:09Z 2014-10-02T08:33:09Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/44051 en Limited Access Springer
spellingShingle manihot esculenta
cultivars
water stress
growth
transpiration
water requirements (plant)
leaves
leaf area
defoliation
root system
root development
root productivity
timing
biomass
cultivation
developmental stages
pest damage
physiology
plant anatomy
plant development
plant physiological process
plant physiology
productivity
starch crops
variedades
estres hidrico
crecimiento
transpiracion
requerimientos hidricos (planta)
hojas
area foliar
defoliacion
sistema radical
desarrollo de la raiz
productividad de la raiz
registro del tiempo
produccion de biomasa
El-Sharkawy, Mabrouk A.
Cock, James H.
Response of cassava to water stress
title Response of cassava to water stress
title_full Response of cassava to water stress
title_fullStr Response of cassava to water stress
title_full_unstemmed Response of cassava to water stress
title_short Response of cassava to water stress
title_sort response of cassava to water stress
topic manihot esculenta
cultivars
water stress
growth
transpiration
water requirements (plant)
leaves
leaf area
defoliation
root system
root development
root productivity
timing
biomass
cultivation
developmental stages
pest damage
physiology
plant anatomy
plant development
plant physiological process
plant physiology
productivity
starch crops
variedades
estres hidrico
crecimiento
transpiracion
requerimientos hidricos (planta)
hojas
area foliar
defoliacion
sistema radical
desarrollo de la raiz
productividad de la raiz
registro del tiempo
produccion de biomasa
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