Potato and Tuber Crops

Harvest of Planting Material

• On harvest from a hectare, about 60,000 cassava stems and 75 to 80 tons tuber could be obtained by adopting minisett technique, whereas, in the traditional production system, about 24,000 stems and 30 t/ha of tubers could be obtained.
• If minisett technique is adopted for further multiplication, then minisetts for planting 50 - 60 ha could be obtained in the next generation.
• Multiplication ratio in cassava planting material by this process is enhanced to 1:70 from the traditional 1:10.