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Recently, at the on-site exhibition of excellent cassava resources of the national key R&D program "Efficient Breeding Technology and Variety Creation of Tropical Crops" led by the Rubber Institute of the Chinese Academy of Thermal Sciences, four excellent and characteristic new cassava varieties were unveiled and attracted attention. According to Ye Jianqiu According to the researcher, the project team has cultivated 4 new cassava varieties, namely: Guire No. 10, Guire No. 11, Huanan No. 15, and Guicassava No. 9. Among them, the representative high-yield and high-starch new variety "Huanan No. 15" Compared with the control variety Huanan 205, the yield increased by 18.29%, and the starch rate increased by 2.03 percentage points; the new edible variety Gui Cassava No. 9 has the excellent comprehensive quality and high carotenoid content, which is suitable for cooking and making cassava juice, etc. It has excellent color and taste. Unique advantages. The 4 new varieties have a cumulative promotion area of 52,000 mu in Hainan, Guangxi, and other places, and the output value of a fresh potato is about 80 million yuan. Cassava is one of the three major potato crops in the world. At present, 1 billion people in the world use cassava as the Staple food is an important food and economic crop in tropical regions and is widely used in important industrial fields such as food, modified starch, alcohol, feed, and energy. Strengthening the innovative utilization of excellent cassava germplasm resources and the breeding of new varieties will contribute to the sustainable development of the cassava industry. , high-quality development and adjustment of agricultural industry structure, increase in income of potato farmers, and rural revitalization are of great significance.