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Efficacy of shoot production of cassava using the multiple shoot removal technique for rapid propagation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 May 2021

F. V. N. Murray Open the ORCID record for F. V. N. Murray [Opens in a new window]  and
J. E. Cohen
F. V. N. Murray*
Affiliation:
Department of Life Sciences, The University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Kingston, Jamaica
J. E. Cohen
Affiliation:
Department of Life Sciences, The University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Kingston, Jamaica
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Author for correspondence: F. V. N. Murray, E-mail: fradian.murray@mymona.uwi.edu
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Abstract

One thrust in increasing food security in Jamaica is expansion of cassava production. The multiple shoot removal technique (MSRT) for rapid propagation of cassava can help address limitations in planting material. Shoots sprouting from cuttings of hardwood stem are severed in such a way as to induce further sprouting, and then put to root for subsequent transfer to the field. The effects of age and fertilization of parent plants and nodal age of stems were studied. Six Colombian varieties were planted in fertilized and unfertilized field plots with similar growing conditions to provide stems for MSRT propagation. Volume of two-node cuttings increased from apical to basal nodal age, but cutting density was a better predictor of shoot production. On average, three to six viable shoots were produced per cutting over 3 months in a greenhouse. All nodal ages of stems from parent plants aged 6, 7 and 9 months were suitable if the quality of the planting stakes producing parent plants was adequate. If stake quality is uncertain, it is recommended that apical pieces are not used from parents younger than 9 months. The variety CM 6119-5 consistently produced most shoots, suggesting a strong genotypic effect, but other varieties, particularly CM 849, were less consistent, indicating the role of environmental interactions. The physiological status of cuttings as influenced by stem maturity, parent plant age, nutrition and growing conditions of both grandparent and parent stems was as important as genotypic characteristics in determining shoot production from two-node cuttings of cassava stem.

Keywords

Nodal ageshoot inductionsprouting ratestake qualitystem density
Type
Crops and Soils Research Paper
Information
The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 159 , Issue 3-4 , April 2021 , pp. 177 - 187
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press

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