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Cassava

(Manihot esculenta)  

 

  • Type of vegetable : tuber
  • Optimum growth pH range : 6
  • Optimal growth temperature range : 23-24°C on average
  • Organic matter requirements : undemanding plant
  • Rooting : tolerates sandy, poor, clay soils, etc. Good drainage needed
  • Special requirements : great adaptability.

  

  • Seed characteristics  
  • Number of seeds per gram : -
  • Nursery : No
  • Sowing depth : 410 cm
  • Line spacing : 100 cm
  • Interplant : 100 cm
  • Notes : Planting cuttings 15 to 30 cm, 3 to 6 buds.
  • Seed germination time

 

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  • Duration of the crop cycle under optimal growing conditions
Nursery Field

Pollination at commercial maturity

  6 to 12 months  

 

  • Optimal storage conditions

Cassava is a vegetable that does not keep well, except frozen. In New Caledonia cassava is not processed.

Last change : 07/25/22