Tapioca (Manihot esculenta)

Sl.No. Variety Type of branching Duration Cooking quality Starch content Pest/Disease tolerance Remarks
1 Vellayani Hraswa - 5-6 very good 27.8 % -
  • High yielding early variety
  • It cannot tolerate drought.
  • Cyanogen content- 53 ppm
2 Nidhi - 5.5-6 - 26.8 % Tolerant to mosaic and moisture stress.
  • High yielding early variety
  • HCN content 20 ppm
3 Kalpaka Non-branching 6 - - -
    Suited as an intercrop of coconut in reclaimed alluvial soils of Kuttanad.
4 Sree Vijaya - 6-7 Excellent 27-30 % -
    Low in cyanogens.
5 Sree Jaya - 7 Excellent 24-27 % -
    Low in cyanogens.
6 Sree Prakash - 7 - - -
    Yield potential -30-40 t/ha
7 H-165 Non-branching 8 Poor 24.5 %
  • Tolerant to mosaic disease
  • Susceptible to mosaic and wilt disease
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8 H-97 Semi-branching 10 30 % Tolerant to mosaic disease -
9 H-226 Semi-branching 10 Medium 29 % Moderately susceptible to mosaic -
10 M-4 Erect type 10 Excellent 29 % - -
11 Sree Visakham Semi-branching 10 - 26 %
  • Susceptible to mosaic
  • Shows susceptibility to pests like red mites, scale insects, thrips etc.
  • Yellow coloured flesh
  • Vitamin A content - 466 IU.
12 Sree Sahya Semi-branching 10 - 30% Susceptible to mosaic shows susceptibility to pests like red mites, scale insects, thrips etc. -
13 Sree Harsha - 10 Good 34-36 % -
    They are non-bitter and ideal for culinary purposes and the high starch content makes it suitable for preparing dried chips.
14 Sree Rekha - 10 Excellent 28.2 % -
    Top cross hybrid
15 Sree Prabha - 10 Good 26.8 % -
    Top cross hybrid
16 KAU Uthama Erect type 6 Good 22.52 % -
  • Suitable for upper kuttanad
  • Reddish brown stem (height up to 2.5 – 3.0 m)
  • Tuber – cylindrical, light brown skin and white flesh
17 Sree Apoorva Top branching - - 30 %
  • Susceptible to mosaic
  • Field tolerant to Cercospora leaf spot
  • Field resistant to spider mite and scale insect
  • Triploid variety
  • Average yield – 35 – 40 t/ha (potential yield – 70 t/ha)
  • Long cylindrical tuber with brown skin, cream rind and white flesh
18 Sree Suvarna - 7 – 8 - 25 – 27 % Completely resistant to cassava mosaic disease Average yield – 40 – 50 t/ha
19 Sree Sakthi - 9 - 10 - 29 % Completely resistant to cassava mosaic disease
  • Tolerant to post harvest physiological deterioration
  • Industrial variety
  • Average yield – 40 – 50 t/ha
20 Sree Reksha - - - 27 – 32 % Completely resistant to cassava mosaic disease
  • Tolerant to post harvest physiological deterioration
  • Average yield – 40 – 50 t/ha (potential yield – 125 t/ha)
  • Low cyanogen and sugar content
  • Suitable for planting under rainfed and irrigated conditions
21 Sree Swarna Top branching - - 25.2 % -
  • Orange stem which turns brownish red on maturity
  • Average yield – 35 – 40 t/ha (potential yield – 55 t/ha)
  • Cylindrical tuber with reddish brown skin, pink rind and light yellow flesh
22 Sree Pavithra Top branching - Good 24.4 % -
  • Average yield – 35 – 40 t/ha (potential yield – 69 t/ha)
  • Cylindrical tuber with brown skin, pink rind and white flesh
  • High K efficiency (243.65 kg tuber/kg K absorbed) hence suitable for soils which are low to marginal in soil exchangeable K