Abstract
Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is an important food in Nigeria. One drawback in its use as a staple food is the presence of cyanogenic glucosides which on hydrolysis produce the very toxic hydrogen cyanide (HCN). To reduce the cyanogenic levels by mutation induction, three locally adopted and high yielding varieties of cassava, TMS 30572, NR 8817 and NR 84111 were irradiated with 20, 25 and 30 Gy gamma rays. There were a wide variation in HCN, dry matter and starch content of irradiated cassava plants, screened in the MV{sub 2} propagation. Fourteen cassavavariant lines were selected for low HCN content, and 22 lines for high dry matter content. These will be further tested for yield in replicated field trials. (author). 7 refs, 3 tabs.
Nwachukwu, E C;
Mbanaso, E N.A.;
Ene, L S.O.
[1]
- Plant Breeding Div., National Root Crops Research Inst., Umudike, Umuahia (Nigeria)
Citation Formats
Nwachukwu, E C, Mbanaso, E N.A., and Ene, L S.O.
Improvement of cassava for high dry matter, starch and low cyanogenic glucoside content by mutation induction.
IAEA: N. p.,
1997.
Web.
Nwachukwu, E C, Mbanaso, E N.A., & Ene, L S.O.
Improvement of cassava for high dry matter, starch and low cyanogenic glucoside content by mutation induction.
IAEA.
Nwachukwu, E C, Mbanaso, E N.A., and Ene, L S.O.
1997.
"Improvement of cassava for high dry matter, starch and low cyanogenic glucoside content by mutation induction."
IAEA.
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title = {Improvement of cassava for high dry matter, starch and low cyanogenic glucoside content by mutation induction}
author = {Nwachukwu, E C, Mbanaso, E N.A., and Ene, L S.O.}
abstractNote = {Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is an important food in Nigeria. One drawback in its use as a staple food is the presence of cyanogenic glucosides which on hydrolysis produce the very toxic hydrogen cyanide (HCN). To reduce the cyanogenic levels by mutation induction, three locally adopted and high yielding varieties of cassava, TMS 30572, NR 8817 and NR 84111 were irradiated with 20, 25 and 30 Gy gamma rays. There were a wide variation in HCN, dry matter and starch content of irradiated cassava plants, screened in the MV{sub 2} propagation. Fourteen cassavavariant lines were selected for low HCN content, and 22 lines for high dry matter content. These will be further tested for yield in replicated field trials. (author). 7 refs, 3 tabs.}
place = {IAEA}
year = {1997}
month = {Jul}
}
title = {Improvement of cassava for high dry matter, starch and low cyanogenic glucoside content by mutation induction}
author = {Nwachukwu, E C, Mbanaso, E N.A., and Ene, L S.O.}
abstractNote = {Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is an important food in Nigeria. One drawback in its use as a staple food is the presence of cyanogenic glucosides which on hydrolysis produce the very toxic hydrogen cyanide (HCN). To reduce the cyanogenic levels by mutation induction, three locally adopted and high yielding varieties of cassava, TMS 30572, NR 8817 and NR 84111 were irradiated with 20, 25 and 30 Gy gamma rays. There were a wide variation in HCN, dry matter and starch content of irradiated cassava plants, screened in the MV{sub 2} propagation. Fourteen cassavavariant lines were selected for low HCN content, and 22 lines for high dry matter content. These will be further tested for yield in replicated field trials. (author). 7 refs, 3 tabs.}
place = {IAEA}
year = {1997}
month = {Jul}
}