Implementation of a Tunnel System for Scaling-Out High-Quality Cassava Planting Material.

ABSTRACT: The production of high-quality cassava planting material is a key strategy for mitigating the spread of pests and diseases. To promote the adoption of such strategies by farmers, it is essential to strengthen local capacities through knowledge transfer and the incorporation of innovative technologies, such as tunnels for rapid propagation (TxRPs), which have been successfully implemented in various international contexts. This study appraised the performance of four industrial cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) varieties-Corpoica Tai, Corpoica Belloti, Corpoica Ropain, and Corpoica Sinuana-under tunnel conditions at two locations on the Caribbean coast of Colombia. Planting material consisted of mini-cuttings (7-9 months old) with three buds. Five successive harvest cycles were assessed by

SUBMITTER: Perez-Pazos JV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12525939 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature