Affiliation: | 1. Cassava Program, CGIAR Research Program on Roots Tubers and Bananas (RTB), International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Palmira, Valle del Cauca, Colombia;2. Cassava Program, CGIAR Research Program on Roots Tubers and Bananas (RTB), International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Palmira, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
Contribution: Data curation (supporting), Formal analysis (supporting), Methodology (equal), Writing - original draft (equal);3. UMR Qualisud, Univ. Montpellier, CIRAD Montpellier, SupAgro, Univ. Avignon, Univ. La Réunion, Montpellier, France
Contribution: Data curation (supporting), Formal analysis (equal), ?Investigation (supporting), Methodology (supporting), Writing - original draft (supporting);4. Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, National University of Colombia, Palmira, Valle del Cauca, Colombia |
Abstract: | The objective of this study was to characterise the nutritional potential of leaves and identify a diversity centre with low cyanide and high nutrient content among 178 Latin American cassava genotypes. This field-based collection represents the seven diversity centres, held at The International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT Palmira, Colombia) by the Cassava Program. The cyanide, all-trans-β-carotene and lutein concentrations in cassava leaves ranged from 346 to 7484 ppm dry basis (db), from 174–547 μg g?1 db and 15–181 μg g?1 db, respectively. Cassava leaves also showed significant levels of essential amino acids leucine, lysine, phenylalanine, valine and threonine, and average total protein content of 26.24 g 100 g?1 db. Among seven diversity centres, South American rainforest group showed low cyanide and high carotene content in leaves. In addition, VEN77 and PAN51 genotypes stood out for having low cyanide in leaves and roots and high carotene in leaves. This genetic diversity can be used to select high potential progenitors for breeding purposes. |