Grasshopper Incidence and Severity of Damage as Influenced by Cyanogenic Potential in Leaf Tissue of Cassava ( Manihot esculenta Crantz) — Oak Academic Publishing
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Grasshopper Incidence and Severity of Damage as Influenced by Cyanogenic Potential in Leaf Tissue of Cassava ( Manihot esculenta Crantz)
Department of Crop Protection, School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, Njala University, Njala, Sierra Leone
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Sierra Leone Agricultural Research Institute (SLARI), Freetown, Sierra Leone
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Department of Crop Protection, School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, Njala University, Njala, Sierra Leone
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Department of Crop Protection, School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, Njala University, Njala, Sierra Leone
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Department of Horticulture, School of Natural Resources Management, Njala University, Njala, Sierra Leone
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Department of Crop Protection, School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, Njala University, Njala, Sierra Leone
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Department of Crop Science, School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, Njala University, Njala, Sierra Leone
1 Department of Crop Protection, School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, Njala University, Njala, Sierra Leone
2 Sierra Leone Agricultural Research Institute (SLARI), Freetown, Sierra Leone
3 Department of Crop Protection, School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, Njala University, Njala, Sierra Leone
4 Department of Crop Protection, School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, Njala University, Njala, Sierra Leone
5 Department of Horticulture, School of Natural Resources Management, Njala University, Njala, Sierra Leone
6 Department of Crop Protection, School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, Njala University, Njala, Sierra Leone
7 Department of Crop Science, School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, Njala University, Njala, Sierra Leone
This study assessed the effect of cyanogenic potential (CNP) in leaf tissue on grasshopper incidence and severity of damage in cassava for the identification of parents with desired complementary traits for crossing. The experiment was conducted at the Foya Wulleh, Njala experimental site in Sierra Leone during 2020 and 2021 cropping seasons in a randomized complete block design with three replications. A total of 30 genotypes comprising 26 breeding lines, two improved and two local genotypes were assessed. Results showed a significant (p < 0.05) linear relationship between leaf CNP and grasshopper infestation (incidence and severity of damage) among cassava genotypes. Findings showed that the higher leaf CNP, the lower the grasshopper infestation in cassava genotypes. About two genotypes (Cooksoon and Cocoa) had low leaf CNP; three genotypes (TR0020, TR0037 and TR0013) CNP had moderately low leaf CNP; eight genotypes (SLICASS 6, TR0029, TR0032, TR0011, TR0012, TR0016-1/17, TR0002 and TR0010) had intermediate leaf CNP; seven (TR0009, TR0015-1/17, TR0036, TR0022-1/17, SLICASS 4, TR0007 and TR0026-1/17) had moderately high leaf CNP; eight (TR0008, TR0019-1/17, TR0006, TR0005, TR0021, TR0021-1/17, TR0022 and TR0024-1/17) had high leaf CNP; and two genotypes (TR0001 and TR0018-1/17) had very high leaf CNP. This suggests the indirect dependence of leaf cyanogenic potential on grasshopper infestation (incidence and severity of damage) in cassava that could be exploited for the genetic improvement of cassava for improved resistance to grasshopper infestation, nutrition and utilization of the crop.
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