Variety/Acc.No.	Sree Padmanabha(MNga-1)
Year of release	2006
Scientists involved in the development of the variety	M. T. Sreekumari, M. Unnikrishnan S. Ramanathan,S. G. Nair, M. N Sheela, C.S. Easwari Amma, Santha. V. Pillai, C. Mohan, M. Anantharaman, S. Edison, R. R. Nair
Pedigree/parentage	Exotic Germplasm- (TMS 30001) from IIITA, Nigeria Introduced through CIAT, Cali, Colombia
Area of release	Tamil Nadu
Maturity	270-300 days
Average yield	38.0 t ha-1
Potential yield	46 t ha-1
QUALITY ATTRIBUTES	Dry matter (%)	34
	Extractable starch (%)	25.8
	Cyanogen (ppm)	38.2
	Cooking quality	Excellent
MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERS	Plant type Tall, late branching Mature stem colour Greyish green Emerging leaf colour Light green Leaf type 5-7 lobed, medium broad leaf lobes Petiole colour Dark green Flowering nature Regularly flowering and seed setting. Tuber shape Long Cylindrical Tuber skin colour Silvery white Tuber rind colour White Tuber flesh colour White Presence of tuber neck Absent Any other Cupping of leaves under drought conditions
Reaction into major pests and diseases	Resistant to cassava mosaic disease caused by virus
Areas for adoption	Kerala & Tamil Nadu
Specific characteristics	Performs well under irrigated plains of Tamil Nadu & rainfed areas in Kerala. An excellent donor parent for introduction of CMD resistance  in the indigenous lines. This is the first CMD resistant line introduced to India
Specific recommendation	NPK @100:50:100 kg ha-1 FYM @12.5 t ha-1 Spacing 90 cm X 90 cm