Lakan 1 Cassava (Lakan): Characteristics
Lakan 1 cassava is an all purpose cassava variety, also sold or known as Lakan or Lakan cassava. It is not a registered variety, so the facts here come from its seller and farm sources.
The average and top yields in tonnes per hectare come from the trials each variety went through to be registered with the NSIC, and from what the seed companies say about their own seed.
What farmers harvest today can be different. Newer harvest records, the season, the place, the soil, the water and the care all move these numbers over time.
So use them to compare varieties, not as a promise for your field. Ask your seller or your agriculturist how the variety did on farms near you in the last few seasons.
If you came here looking for Lakan or Lakan cassava, this is the same cassava. The facts below come from its seller and from farm sources, each one listed at the end. Compare it with the others in our cassava variety finder, or see every crop variety we list. For the crop itself, read our guide: Land preparation for root crops.
- Type: All purpose cassava.
Key facts about Lakan 1 cassava
| Trait | What the record shows |
|---|---|
| Breeder or owner | public variety (older Philippine release) |
| Also known as | Lakan, Lakan cassava, kamoteng kahoy Lakan |
| Type | All purpose cassava |
| Yield, per the seller | 44.14 t/ha in a Bukidnon advanced yield trial, 47.61 t/ha with full NPK in Agusan del Sur |
How long does it take, and how much does it yield?
Yield, by the seller's count: 44.14 t/ha in a Bukidnon advanced yield trial, 47.61 t/ha with full NPK in Agusan del Sur. No trial on record checks this figure yet, so treat it as the seller's own and compare with farms near you before you plan a season around it.
Once you know the day count, anee.io dates every task from each lot's own planting day, with the growth stages and weather beside it.
Is it resistant to pests and diseases?
No pest or disease ratings are published for this variety. So treat it as untested, and scout every week.
The pests and diseases that hit cassava fields most often: whitefly, anthracnose, Cercospora leaf spot, mealybug. Our pest finder and disease finder help you name what you see.
What the root is like
It is recommended food, starch, feed.
What its seller and farm sources say
- Yield: 44.14 t/ha in a Bukidnon advanced yield trial, 47.61 t/ha with full NPK in Agusan del Sur.
- Where: Grown nationwide, over 1,000 ha in Negros Occidental supplied a starch mill in the 1990s.
- Uses: Food, starch, feed.
- Recommended for food in the trial.
- Used as the national check in variety selection.
Why farmers know it: with Golden Yellow, the main cassava planted by Filipino farmers and the check variety breeders measure new clones against. Check these against what farmers near you have seen, because the same variety can do differently from one town to the next.
Where and when to plant Lakan 1 cassava
Pick by buyer first. Starch and feed plants pay for yield and starch content, while the table wants a sweet, low cyanide variety that boils soft. A high starch variety needs a buyer within a day of harvest, because the roots spoil fast.
Before you buy seed
- Buy sealed packs or tagged sacks from an accredited dealer, and check the packing date and germination rate.
- Ask your municipal agriculturist or nearby farmers how it did in your area last season.
- Try it on a small area first, beside the variety you usually plant, before you switch the whole farm.
- Write down the planting day, inputs and harvest, so you can compare varieties on your own ground. anee.io keeps these records for you.
Set the planting day of each lot and anee.io dates every task to harvest, with the weather beside it. Free on the Libre plan.
Start freeCassava varieties like this one
These are the closest matches among the cassava varieties we list. So if seed of this one is hard to find, compare these first.
- Golden Yellow
- CM 3422 1: about 10 months, 30.9 t/ha, 1999
- KU 50: 10 to 12 months, 31.3 t/ha, 2002
- SM972 20: 30.6 t/ha, 1997
Is Lakan the same as Lakan 1?
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