Table 1: Agronomic and quality traits of 13 yellow root cassava genotypes and 2 checks evaluated at Umudike.

GENOTYPE FRY HI TCC DMC SC CMD CBB CAD CGM
Nr11/0063 22.3 1.1 10.16 29.0 7.38 2.56 2.00 2.33 1.00
Nr11/0064 19.6 0.9 4.87 15.0 6.82 2.56 1.89 2.33 2.00
Nr11/0113 32.1 1.1 6.16 35.0 9.04 2.11 2.00 2.33 1.33
Nr11/0121 19.7 0.6 7.54 36.5 7.23 2.56 2.00 2.33 1.67
Nr11/0123 18 1.4 10.47 22.5 5.01 3.33 3.00 3.00 2.00
Nr11/0124 16.1 0.5 2.29 33.5 7.39 1.78 1.44 1.67 1.00
Nr11/0125 5 0.4 7.99 32.5 3.43 2.11 1.78 2.00 1.00
Nr11/0128 27 1.2 4.57 20.5 7.56 2.78 2.56 3.00 1.67
Nr11/0132 23.6 1.3 3.19 30.0 5.60 2.56 2.00 2.00 1.00
Nr11/0137 25.9 1.2 6.36 24.5 7.42 2.67 2.22 2.67 1.00
Nr11/0138 18.9 0.9 5.31 26.5 7.34 2.44 2.33 2.67 2.00
Nr11/0140 31.2 1.1 8.72 24.5 7.84 1.89 2.00 2.33 1.67
Nr11/0186 25.7 0.8 2.58 29.5 6.46 2.11 2.00 2.33 1.00
TMS01/1368 21.1 1.1 8.34 23.5 6.97 2.89 2.33 2.67 1.00
TMS30572 32.6 1.1 1.68 33.0 8.81 2.56 2.56 3.00 2.00
Mean 21.93 0.96 6.17 27.65 6.81 2.42 2.09 2.38 1.36
STD 7.09 0.31 2.71 6.19 1.43 0.42 0.38 0.38 0.50
MIN 5.00 0.40 2.29 15.0 3.43 1.78 1.44 1.67 0.67
MAX 32.1 1.40 10.47 36.5 9.04 3.33 3.00 3.00 2.00
CV% 40.4 9.50 41.2 14.1 63.9 16.1 24.7 32.5 30.8

FRY (Fresh root yield ton ha-1); HI (Harvest index 0-1); TCC (Total carotene content µg/g)); DMC (Dry matter content %); SC (Starch content %); CMD (Cassava mosaic disease 1-5); CBB (Cassava bacteria blight 1-5); CAD (Cassava anthracnose disease 1-5); CGM (Cassava green mite 1-5).