H-165
A long-duration industrial hybrid, one of the two hybrids dominant in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh's starch and sago belt, with relatively short, conical roots and high starch content bred for factory processing.
Quick facts
- Type
- Stem cutting (industrial hybrid)
- Season
- Kharif
- Maturity period
- 10–11 months
- Expected yield
- 33–38 t/ha
- Suitable soil
- Loam
About this variety
H-165 is a hybrid between two local cassava cultivars, long established as one of the two dominant varieties in the industrial cassava belt of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. It bears relatively short, conical roots and carries high starch content, which is what makes it valuable to the starch and sago (sabudana) mills that are the crop's main buyers in that belt. Its ten-to-eleven-month duration is much longer than Kerala's table varieties, so it is chosen specifically where the land can be tied up that long in exchange for a heavier, higher-value industrial harvest.
Key characteristics
Yield & maturity
Maturity period
10–11 months
Expected yield
33–38 t/ha
Actual yield depends on sowing time, soil, irrigation, weather, seed quality and crop management.
Pest & disease considerations
Advantages & considerations
Why farmers may choose it
- High starch content, well suited to the starch and sago mill trade
- Long-established, well-understood performance in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh
- Heavy yield (33–38 t/ha) over its full duration
Things to consider
- Ties up land for 10–11 months — not suited to a quick paddy-rotation need
- No special disease resistance claimed; must be started from mosaic-free mother stock
Suitable regions
States this variety is recommended for — check locally, since a state can have more than one recommended zone.
- Tamil Nadu
- Andhra Pradesh