Abstract
Cassava serves as a crucial raw material and sustenance staple in developing countries, extensively used in the production of starch, bioethanol, and various bioproducts. However, the cultivation of cassava is increasingly challenged by diseases, particularly the cassava mosaic virus. Therefore, efficient propagule systems are needed to provide disease‐free plants to sustain production. This study aimed to develop a rapid propagation method to increase the production of planting material. Various propagation media were assessed for their impact on root formation and plantlet vigour using a 3 × 4 factorial in a Randomized Complete Block Design during April 2023 to September 2023. Three cassava cultivars (KU50, RY9, and HB60) were tested against four media (distilled water, 250 mg·L −1 IBA, SAH solution, and IBA + SAH combination). Subsequently, the optimal medium was used to compare three propagation techniques (leaf bud, mini, and normal cutting) across the cassava cultivars. Aeroponic systems were then employed for further shoot multiplication, evaluating growth and survival metrics. In the first experiment, RY9 had better growth parameters, while KU50 had the highest survival rate at 82%. Applying the SAH was the optimal solution when compared to other media tested. It significantly enhanced the plantlet height (7.30 cm), survival percentage (71.61%), plantlet vigour index (1513.60), and allometric coefficient (0.55). The leaf bud technique had the highest multiplication trait values, whereas the mini‐cutting method had the highest survival rate, and normal cutting had superior performance compared to leaf bud and mini‐cutting for the plant growth parameters. Plantlets produced through mini‐cutting (93%) and leaf bud propagation (92%) had a higher survival rate than those produced using normal cutting (46%) in the aeroponic system under greenhouse conditions. The study revealed a homogeneity in growth and survival traits across the cassava cultivars evaluated in aeroponic cultivation. These findings demonstrated the potential of using leaf bud or mini‐cutting propagation techniques for multiplication in aeroponic cultivation to produce high‐quality plantlets on a large‐scale production.
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Claim · model-written summary
RY9 had better growth parameters.
- Taxon
- Cassava
Manihot esculentat0 - Material
- RY9e0
- Outcome
- growth parameterse0
- Direction
- bettere0
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e0“RY9 had better growth parameters”
t0“Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) Cultivars”
Claim · model-written summary
KU50 had the highest survival rate of 82%.
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e0“KU50 had the highest survival rate at 82%”
t0“Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) Cultivars”
Claim · model-written summary
SAH was the optimal medium.
- Taxon
- CassavaManihot esculentat0
- Treatment
- SAHe0
- Outcome
- optimal solutione0
- Direction
- optimale0
- Comparator
- other media testede0
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e0“Applying the SAH was the optimal solution when compared to other media tested”
t0“Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) Cultivars”
Claim · model-written summary
SAH enhanced plantlet height to 7.30 cm.
- Taxon
- CassavaManihot esculentat0
- Treatment
- SAHe0
- Outcome
- plantlet heighte0
- Direction
- enhancede0
- Value
- 7.30 cme0
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e0“Applying the SAH was the optimal solution when compared to other media tested. It significantly enhanced the plantlet height (7.30 cm)”
t0“Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) Cultivars”
Claim · model-written summary
SAH enhanced survival percentage to 71.61%.
- Taxon
- CassavaManihot esculentat0
- Outcome
- survival percentagee0
- Value
- 71.61%e0
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e0“survival percentage (71.61%)”
t0“Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) Cultivars”
Claim · model-written summary
SAH enhanced plantlet vigour index to 1513.60.
- Taxon
- CassavaManihot esculentat0
- Outcome
- plantlet vigour indexe0
- Value
- 1513.60e0
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e0“plantlet vigour index (1513.60)”
t0“Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) Cultivars”
Claim · model-written summary
SAH enhanced allometric coefficient to 0.55.
- Taxon
- CassavaManihot esculentat0
- Outcome
- allometric coefficiente0
- Value
- 0.55e0
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e0“allometric coefficient (0.55)”
t0“Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) Cultivars”
Claim · model-written summary
Leaf bud had the highest multiplication traits.
- Taxon
- CassavaManihot esculentat0
- Treatment
- leaf bud techniquee0
- Outcome
- multiplication trait valuese0
- Direction
- higheste0
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e0“The leaf bud technique had the highest multiplication trait values”
t0“Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) Cultivars”
Claim · model-written summary
Mini-cutting had the highest survival.
- Taxon
- CassavaManihot esculentat0
- Treatment
- mini‐cutting methode0
- Outcome
- survival ratee0
- Direction
- higheste0
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e0“mini‐cutting method had the highest survival rate”
t0“Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) Cultivars”
Claim · model-written summary
Normal cutting gave superior plant growth parameters.
- Taxon
- CassavaManihot esculentat0
- Treatment
- normal cuttinge0
- Outcome
- plant growth parameterse0
- Direction
- superiore0
- Comparator
- leaf bud and mini‐cuttinge0
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e0“normal cutting had superior performance compared to leaf bud and mini‐cutting for the plant growth parameters”
t0“Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) Cultivars”
Claim · model-written summary
Mini-cutting plantlets survived at 93%, above normal cutting.
- Taxon
- CassavaManihot esculentat0
- Treatment
- mini‐cuttinge0
- Outcome
- survival ratee0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 93%e0
- Comparator
- normal cuttinge0
- Setting
- greenhouse conditionse0
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e0“Plantlets produced through mini‐cutting (93%) and leaf bud propagation (92%) had a higher survival rate than those produced using normal cutting (46%) in the aeroponic system under greenhouse conditions”
t0“Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) Cultivars”
Claim · model-written summary
Leaf bud plantlets survived at 92%, above normal cutting.
- Taxon
- CassavaManihot esculentat0
- Treatment
- leaf bud propagatione0
- Outcome
- survival ratee0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 92%e0
- Comparator
- normal cuttinge0
- Setting
- greenhouse conditionse0
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Verbatim
e0“Plantlets produced through mini‐cutting (93%) and leaf bud propagation (92%) had a higher survival rate than those produced using normal cutting (46%) in the aeroponic system under greenhouse conditions”
t0“Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) Cultivars”
Claim · model-written summary
Growth and survival traits were homogeneous across cultivars under aeroponics.
- Taxon
- CassavaManihot esculentat0
- Outcome
- growth and survival traitse0
- Setting
- aeroponic cultivatione0
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e0“homogeneity in growth and survival traits across the cassava cultivars evaluated in aeroponic cultivation”
t0“Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) Cultivars”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors recommended leaf bud or mini-cutting for large scale aeroponic propagation.
- Taxon
- CassavaManihot esculentat0
- Outcome
- leaf bud or mini‐cutting propagation techniquese0
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e0“potential of using leaf bud or mini‐cutting propagation techniques for multiplication in aeroponic cultivation to produce high‐quality plantlets on a large‐scale production”
t0“Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) Cultivars”
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