Variation of quality traits in cassava roots evaluated in landraces and improved clones

About 70 million people obtain more than 500 cal per day from cassava roots. The crop is fundamental as food security of poor rural communities, but little is known about variability of root nutritional and quality traits. Roots from 2457 genotypes comprising landraces and improved clones, were scre...

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Autores principales: Chavez, Alba L., Sánchez, T., Jaramillo, Gustavo, Bedoya Flores, JM, Echeverry, J, Bolaños Vidal, E.A., Ceballos, H., Iglesias, C.A.
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Publicado: Springer 2005
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/44221
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author Chavez, Alba L.
Sánchez, T.
Jaramillo, Gustavo
Bedoya Flores, JM
Echeverry, J
Bolaños Vidal, E.A.
Ceballos, H.
Iglesias, C.A.
author_browse Bedoya Flores, JM
Bolaños Vidal, E.A.
Ceballos, H.
Chavez, Alba L.
Echeverry, J
Iglesias, C.A.
Jaramillo, Gustavo
Sánchez, T.
author_facet Chavez, Alba L.
Sánchez, T.
Jaramillo, Gustavo
Bedoya Flores, JM
Echeverry, J
Bolaños Vidal, E.A.
Ceballos, H.
Iglesias, C.A.
author_sort Chavez, Alba L.
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description About 70 million people obtain more than 500 cal per day from cassava roots. The crop is fundamental as food security of poor rural communities, but little is known about variability of root nutritional and quality traits. Roots from 2457 genotypes comprising landraces and improved clones, were screened for their nutritional (cyanogenic potential, carotene, minerals, and sugars contents) and agronomic (dry matter content, color intensity, and postharvest physiological deterioration) traits. The objective was to assess the range of variation for the traits evaluated to define future research strategies. Results are mostly based on unreplicated measurements. Carotene contents in the roots ranged from 0.102 to 1.040 mg/100 g fresh tissue and correlated positively with color intensity (? = 0.860) and cyanogenic potential (? = 0.305). Average levels of Fe and Zn were 17.1 and 7.5 mg/kg, respectively. Many clones derived from Meso-America showed high protein levels in the roots, probably as a result of the introgression from wild relatives only found in that region. The observed values for carotene, proteins and minerals contents suggest the potential for improving the nutritive value of cassava.
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spelling CGSpace442212024-08-27T10:35:03Z Variation of quality traits in cassava roots evaluated in landraces and improved clones Chavez, Alba L. Sánchez, T. Jaramillo, Gustavo Bedoya Flores, JM Echeverry, J Bolaños Vidal, E.A. Ceballos, H. Iglesias, C.A. manihot esculenta clones postharvest physiology deterioration carotenoids crude protein nutritive value mineral content dry matter content evaluation fisiología postcosecha deterioro carotenoides proteína bruta valor nutritivo contenido mineral contenido de materia seca evaluación horticulture genetics About 70 million people obtain more than 500 cal per day from cassava roots. The crop is fundamental as food security of poor rural communities, but little is known about variability of root nutritional and quality traits. Roots from 2457 genotypes comprising landraces and improved clones, were screened for their nutritional (cyanogenic potential, carotene, minerals, and sugars contents) and agronomic (dry matter content, color intensity, and postharvest physiological deterioration) traits. The objective was to assess the range of variation for the traits evaluated to define future research strategies. Results are mostly based on unreplicated measurements. Carotene contents in the roots ranged from 0.102 to 1.040 mg/100 g fresh tissue and correlated positively with color intensity (? = 0.860) and cyanogenic potential (? = 0.305). Average levels of Fe and Zn were 17.1 and 7.5 mg/kg, respectively. Many clones derived from Meso-America showed high protein levels in the roots, probably as a result of the introgression from wild relatives only found in that region. The observed values for carotene, proteins and minerals contents suggest the potential for improving the nutritive value of cassava. 2005-01 2014-10-02T08:33:26Z 2014-10-02T08:33:26Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/44221 en Limited Access Springer
spellingShingle manihot esculenta
clones
postharvest physiology
deterioration
carotenoids
crude protein
nutritive value
mineral content
dry matter content
evaluation
fisiología postcosecha
deterioro
carotenoides
proteína bruta
valor nutritivo
contenido mineral
contenido de materia seca
evaluación
horticulture
genetics
Chavez, Alba L.
Sánchez, T.
Jaramillo, Gustavo
Bedoya Flores, JM
Echeverry, J
Bolaños Vidal, E.A.
Ceballos, H.
Iglesias, C.A.
Variation of quality traits in cassava roots evaluated in landraces and improved clones
title Variation of quality traits in cassava roots evaluated in landraces and improved clones
title_full Variation of quality traits in cassava roots evaluated in landraces and improved clones
title_fullStr Variation of quality traits in cassava roots evaluated in landraces and improved clones
title_full_unstemmed Variation of quality traits in cassava roots evaluated in landraces and improved clones
title_short Variation of quality traits in cassava roots evaluated in landraces and improved clones
title_sort variation of quality traits in cassava roots evaluated in landraces and improved clones
topic manihot esculenta
clones
postharvest physiology
deterioration
carotenoids
crude protein
nutritive value
mineral content
dry matter content
evaluation
fisiología postcosecha
deterioro
carotenoides
proteína bruta
valor nutritivo
contenido mineral
contenido de materia seca
evaluación
horticulture
genetics
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/44221
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