A method for rapid and homogenous initiation of post-harvest physiological deterioration in cassava storage roots identifies Indonesian cultivars with improved shelf-life performance

Autor: Ima M. Zainuddin, Brieuc Lecart, Enny Sudarmonowati, Hervé Vanderschuren
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Plant Methods, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1746-4811
DOI: 10.1186/s13007-022-00977-w
Popis: Abstract Cassava is the most cultivated and consumed root crop in the world. One of the major constraints to the cassava value chain is the short shelf life of cassava storage roots which is primarily due to the so-called post-harvest physiological deterioration (PPD). The identification of natural sources of PPD tolerance represents a key approach to mitigating PPD losses by generating farmer- and industry-preferred cassava cultivars with prolonged shelf life. In the present study, a PPD assessment method was developed to screen for PPD tolerance in the cassava germplasm. The proposed PPD assessment method displayed a reduced rate of microbial infection and allowed a rapid and homogenous development of typical PPD symptoms in the cassava storage roots. We successfully used the PPD assessment method in combination with an image-based PPD scoring method to identify and characterize PPD tolerance in 28 cassava cultivars from the Indonesian cassava germplasm. Our analysis showed a significant and positive correlation between PPD score and dry matter content (r = 0.589–0.664, p-value
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