Embrapa establishes trial units for 15 cassava cultivars in Maranhão
The units in Amarante do Maranhão will assess local adaptation and root traits; no results have yet been reported.
Event / data period: 2026-09-15
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Embrapa Maranhão established technology reference units in Amarante do Maranhão from September 15 to 18, 2026, to assess 15 cassava cultivars. The work is being carried out with COOPRAMA and uses healthy, high-quality planting material.
The trials are intended to track how cultivars respond to local climate and soils, along with crop performance, yield and root quality. The source reports no winning cultivar or results at this stage; findings are intended to be shared with growers later.
Data
Cassava cultivar assessment in technology reference units
Embrapa Maranhão and COOPRAMA established units in Amarante do Maranhão to assess 15 cultivars under local conditions.
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Cassava cultivar assessment in technology reference units
Embrapa Maranhão and COOPRAMA established units in Amarante do Maranhão to assess 15 cultivars under local conditions.
Methodology
Embrapa Maranhão and COOPRAMA established units in Amarante do Maranhão to assess 15 cultivars under local conditions.
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Reported count
Cultivars
- Cultivars
- 15 count
- 2026-09 · Observed
Methodology
Cultivars
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