Cassava production improvement through staggered planting for industrial processing and utilization in eastern and southern zones of Tanzania

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country instituteen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationSokoine University of Agricultureen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agricultureen_US
cg.contributor.crpRoots, Tubers and Bananasen_US
cg.coverage.countryTanzaniaen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2TZen_US
cg.coverage.regionAfricaen_US
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africaen_US
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden_US
cg.identifier.iitathemeNATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENTen_US
cg.placeMorogoro, Tanzaniaen_US
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen_US
cg.subject.iitaCASSAVAen_US
cg.subject.iitaFOOD SECURITYen_US
cg.subject.iitaIMPACT ASSESSMENTen_US
cg.subject.iitaPLANT BREEDINGen_US
cg.subject.iitaPLANT PRODUCTIONen_US
cg.subject.iitaVALUE CHAINSen_US
dc.contributor.authorMasisila, F.F.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-29T09:56:24Zen_US
dc.date.available2022-08-29T09:56:24Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/120952en_US
dc.titleCassava production improvement through staggered planting for industrial processing and utilization in eastern and southern zones of Tanzaniaen_US
dcterms.abstractAn experiment was conducted with the aim of identifying suitable cassava scheduled planting, harvesting and varietal performance in order to optimize growth, development, yield and quality of cassava during the 2017/18 - 2018/19 cropping season. The experiment was conducted at Naliendele, Nachingwea and Ilonga TARI Research Centres in Tanzania. The experiment was laid out as split-split plot in a randomized complete block design with variety being main factor, harvesting time as sub plot and planting schedules as sub-sub plot with four replications at each site.Factor A with three levels which were Kiroba, Mkuranga 1 and Chereko variety. The sub plot also with three levels that were harvesting at eight, ten and 12 months after planting while factor C also with three levels of planting times in November/December, January and March/April. The total root yield increased significantly from first to third planting and harvesting times respectively. Kiroba variety planted in November/December and then harvested at twelve months after planting (MAP) gave highest total fresh root yield 27 tones per hactre (t/ha) in the Southern zone followed by Eastern zone with Kiroba variety planted in November/December and March/April yielded highest total root (22t/ha) when harvested at 12MAP. Based on cassava dry matter content; the study shows that: highest dry matter content was obtained when Mkuranga 1 variety planted in November/December and harvested at 12MAP gave 40% followed by Kiroba variety planted in November/December and harvested after 12MAP had 39% in Southern zone. Also the study found that; cassava starch content was highest (23%) in Southern zone when Mkuranga 1 variety planted during November/December and harvested at 12MAP before the onset of rainfall. The current results recommend that practising planting cassava in November/December for fresh cassava utilization and adopt the late planting in March/April can be advantageous in small scale and commercial producers.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsLimited Accessen_US
dcterms.audienceScientistsen_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationMasisila, F.F. (2019). Cassava production improvement through staggered planting for industrial processing and utilization in eastern and southern zones of Tanzania. Morogoro: Sokoine University of Agriculture. 134p.en_US
dcterms.descriptionIITA supervisor: Dr. Pypers, P. IITA supervisor: Dr. Nzokwe, V.N.E.en_US
dcterms.extent134p.en_US
dcterms.issued2019en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCopyrighted; all rights reserveden_US
dcterms.publisherSokoine University of Agricultureen_US
dcterms.subjectcassavaen_US
dcterms.subjectharvestingen_US
dcterms.subjectplanting dateen_US
dcterms.subjectstarchen_US
dcterms.subjectdry matteren_US
dcterms.subjectyieldsen_US
dcterms.subjecttanzaniaen_US
dcterms.subjectexperimentationen_US
dcterms.typeThesisen_US

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