Interspecific hybridization

Interspecific hybridization
 
To enhance the protein content and to incorporate disease resistance into cultivated cassava, hybridization between cera rubber (Manihot glaziovii) and selected clones of cassava was attempted at CTCRI, Thiruvananthapuram. Repeated back crossing of interspecific hybrid of cassava was carried out, but acceptable root quality was not recovered.

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