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New result of developing the cassava variety KM419

Update: 12/1/2015

 


 

Hoang Kim1, Tran Ngoc Ngoan2, Nguyen Thi Truc Mai4, Nguyen Bach Mai5, Vo Van Quang3,Nguyen Phuong1, Hoang Long3, Nguyen Minh Cuong1, Dao Trọng Tuan1, Nguyen Thi LeDung1, Tran Cong Khanh3, Nguyen Minh Hieu2, Nguyen Van Bo6,  Nguyen Thị Cach4, Nguyen Trong Hien6, Le Huy Ham7, Hernan Ceballos8, Manabu Ishitani8

1)  Nong Lam University  (NLU); 2) Thai Nguyen University of Agriculture and Forestry (TUAF); 3) Institute of Agricultural Science for Southern Vietnam (IAS); 4) Hue University of Agriculture and Forestry (HUAF); 5) Tay Nguyen University (TNU); 6) Vietnam Academy of Agricultural Sciences (VAAS); 7) Agricutural Genetics Institute (AGI); 8) Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT)


Summary


The cassava variety KM 419 was developed from the cross combination BKA900 x KM 98-5.  KM 419 has the advantage of short duration  with fresh root yield 34.9 – 54.9  ton/ ha (higher than KM 94 about 27.7- 29.6% ), good root shape with white flesh, high adaptability to various production conditions, starch content 27,8 - 30,7%, starch yield about 10,1 -15,8 ton/ha and root dry matter content about 15,6-21,6 ton/ha for 7-10 months after planting ( KM94 starch content 26,0-28,3 %, starch yield about 6,4- 9,5 ton/ha and root dry matter content about 9,0- 13,2 ton/ha for 9-11 months after planting). KM419 was moderately susceptible to cassava bacterial blight. Production area of KM419 in the Tây Ninh, Dong Nai, Dak Lak, Phu Yen in 2013 was up to more than 50,000 ha. KM419 was proposed by the Nong Lam University in Ho Chi Minh city (NLU) and Thai Nguyen University of Agriculture and Forestry to be main production in the Southeast, Central Highland, North and South Central Coast and Northeast & Northwest of Vietnam.


Key words: Cassava  KM419, high starch yield, cassava breeding, Vietnam.
 
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