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Seed yam (Dioscorea rotundata Poir.) production from whole tubers versus minisetts

An experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of using whole tubers versus minisetts to produce seed yams. Six treatments were combinations of whole tubers and minisetts and three tuber-size classes of 30 – 59 g, 60 - 89 g, and 90 – 120 g (referred to as 45 g, 75 g, and 105 g, respectively). The eExperiment was conducted as a Randomized Complete Block Design with three replications.

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Creator Aighewi, Beatrice
Creator Affiliation International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)
Creator email b.aighewi@cgiar.org
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Creator ID 0000-0002-9398-1674
Subject Vocab (AGROVOC/GACS/CAB) Yam, Nematode, Mealybugs, Harvesting, Scale insects, Tubers, Weight, Sprouting, Leaf area index, Yield, Stem, Virus
Subject(s) Quality seed production, Virus severity, Vines, Crazy root
Publisher International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)
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Contributor Project Lead Organisation Center International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)
Contributor Project Lead Center International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)
Contributor Initiative/CRP CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Banana(RTB)
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Contributor Donor Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF)
Contributor Project Yam Improvement for Income and Food Security in West Africa (YIIFSWA)
Project ID PJ-001325
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Open-Access status Open Access
Production Date 2017-08-16
Embargo End Date 2021-11-24
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File Format csv
Identifier Type DOI
Identifier https://doi.org/10.25502/brgp-tj11/d
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Source Yam Improvement for Income and Food Security in West Africa (YIIFSWA)
Language English
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Agroecological Zone Subhumid warm tropics
Coverage Region Western Africa
Coverage country Nigeria
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Coverage Y (Latitude) 9.16469
Coverage X (Longitude) 7.34514
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Contact Aighewi, Beatrice; International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)
Contact Email B.Aighewi@cgiar.org
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