Tapioca (cassava) thrives in a warm, humid tropical climate with over 100 cm of well-spread rain, up to 1000 m elevation. Best soil: well-drained red lateritic loam, pH 5.5–7.0, at least 30 cm deep. Plant year-round with irrigation, or in April for a rainfed crop. Varieties include CO 2, CO 3, CO (Tp) 4, CO (Tp) 5, MVD 1, H 165, H 226, Sree Visakham, Sree Prakash, Sree Athulya and Sree Raksha (resistant to cassava mosaic).
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Source
Crop Production Guide – Horticulture Crops 2020 (Directorate of Horticulture and Plantation Crops, Tamil Nadu & Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU)), Tapioca – Varieties; climate and soil; season, p. 139
