Cassava pollination & hybridization
Channel: MD AMIRUL ALAM -
Date: 2020-06-21

Cassava/Tapioca/Ubi kayu (Manihot esculenta Crantz.) a monoecious type of root crops, originated in Africa but now cultivated in many countries of the world including Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and other Asian counties as well. As it is a monoecious type of plants so male and female flowers are produced in same plant but different position/branches, but very interestingly in cassava frequently male and female flowers are also produced in same bunch of inflorescence. By nature they are cross-pollinated but self-pollination can also be considered while pollination is occurred between the flowers in the same inflorescence and other flowers of the same plant as well.