Abstract
SUMMARY Bud removal of the cuttings at underground level has been claimed by cassava growers in Thailand as a method to increase cassava yield. This practise should be tested experimentally to explain the reason for yield increase. The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of bud removal and cutting length on storage root yield and starch content of three cassava varieties. Field experiment was conducted in a split–split plot design with four replications in 2010 and 2011, under rainfed conditions. Three cassava varieties (KU50, RY9 and HB60) were assigned as main plot. Two cutting lengths (15 cm and 30 cm) were assigned as sub plots, and two treatments of buds (buds cut and not cut) were assigned as sub–sub plots. The buds on the cuttings that were inserted into the soil were removed. In 2010, the plants from 15-cm long cuttings subjected to bud removal had higher fresh storage root yield (88.4 Mg ha −1 ) than did plants from 30-cm long cuttings subjected to bud removal (75.8 Mg ha −1 ). Cutting of buds also had higher fresh storage root yield (89.1 Mg ha −1 ) than did non bud-cutting (75.0 Mg ha −1 ). KU50 had the highest fresh storage root yield (91.4 Mg ha −1 ), dry root yield (48.4 Mg ha −1 ) and starch yield (20.1 Mg ha −1 ). Cutting length of 15 cm had higher starch concentration in storage roots (25.6%) than did cutting length of 30 cm (24.2%). HB60 had the highest starch concentration (27.0%) among cassava varieties tested. The data in 2011 were similar to the data in 2010. The responses of varieties to bud removal and cutting length are discussed.
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Claims 8
Claim · model-written summary
In 2010, 15 cm cuttings with buds removed yielded more fresh storage roots than 30 cm cuttings with buds removed.
- Taxon
- CASSAVA
Manihot esculentat0 - Treatment
- 15-cm long cuttings subjected to bud removale0
- Outcome
- fresh storage root yielde0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 88.4 Mg ha −1e0
- Qualifier
- 75.8 Mg ha −1e0
- Comparator
- 30-cm long cuttings subjected to bud removale0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“In 2010, the plants from 15-cm long cuttings subjected to bud removal had higher fresh storage root yield (88.4 Mg ha −1 ) than did plants from 30-cm long cuttings subjected to bud removal (75.8 Mg ha −1 )”
t0“CASSAVA”
Claim · model-written summary
Bud cutting yielded more fresh storage roots than no bud cutting.
- Taxon
- CASSAVAManihot esculentat0
- Treatment
- Cutting of budse0
- Outcome
- fresh storage root yielde0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 89.1 Mg ha −1e0
- Qualifier
- 75.0 Mg ha −1e0
- Comparator
- non bud-cuttinge0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Cutting of buds also had higher fresh storage root yield (89.1 Mg ha −1 ) than did non bud-cutting (75.0 Mg ha −1 )”
t0“CASSAVA”
Claim · model-written summary
KU50 had the highest fresh storage root yield among varieties.
- Taxon
- CASSAVAManihot esculentat0
- Material
- KU50e0
- Outcome
- fresh storage root yielde0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Value
- 91.4 Mg ha −1e0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“KU50 had the highest fresh storage root yield (91.4 Mg ha −1 ), dry root yield (48.4 Mg ha −1 ) and starch yield (20.1 Mg ha −1 )”
t0“CASSAVA”
Claim · model-written summary
KU50 had the highest dry root yield.
- Taxon
- CASSAVAManihot esculentat0
- Material
- KU50e0
- Outcome
- dry root yielde0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Value
- 48.4 Mg ha −1e0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“KU50 had the highest fresh storage root yield (91.4 Mg ha −1 ), dry root yield (48.4 Mg ha −1 ) and starch yield (20.1 Mg ha −1 )”
t0“CASSAVA”
Claim · model-written summary
KU50 had the highest starch yield.
- Taxon
- CASSAVAManihot esculentat0
- Material
- KU50e0
- Outcome
- starch yielde0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Value
- 20.1 Mg ha −1e0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“KU50 had the highest fresh storage root yield (91.4 Mg ha −1 ), dry root yield (48.4 Mg ha −1 ) and starch yield (20.1 Mg ha −1 )”
t0“CASSAVA”
Claim · model-written summary
Fifteen centimetre cuttings gave higher storage root starch concentration than 30 cm cuttings.
- Taxon
- CASSAVAManihot esculentat0
- Treatment
- Cutting length of 15 cme0
- Outcome
- starch concentration in storage rootse0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 25.6%e0
- Qualifier
- 24.2%e0
- Comparator
- cutting length of 30 cme0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Cutting length of 15 cm had higher starch concentration in storage roots (25.6%) than did cutting length of 30 cm (24.2%)”
t0“CASSAVA”
Claim · model-written summary
HB60 had the highest starch concentration among tested varieties.
- Taxon
- cassavaManihot esculentae0
- Material
- HB60e0
- Outcome
- starch concentratione0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Value
- 27.0%e0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“HB60 had the highest starch concentration (27.0%) among cassava varieties tested”
Claim · model-written summary
The 2011 results were similar to those in 2010.
- Taxon
- CASSAVAManihot esculentat0
- Outcome
- data in 2011 were similar to the data in 2010e0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The data in 2011 were similar to the data in 2010”
t0“CASSAVA”
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