Two similar experiments are described in which the effects of different mulching materials and staking on the growth, development and yield of white yam (Dioscorea rotundata) Minisetts were studied. One white yam cultivar TDR 131 was used and the treatments were: black and white embossed polyethy...
Osiru, D.
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Hahn, S.
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[Effects of mulching materials on the growth, development and yield of white yam]
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Effects of mulching materials on the growth, development and yield of white yam
L'igname est une importante denree alimen• tajre surtout dans sa zone de production en Afrique occi• dentale. La production mondiale totale d'igname est d'environ 20 A 25 miIlions de tonnes par an et 70 % d. ce total provient du Nigeria. Bien que consideree comme une denree particulierement riche...
Hahn, S.
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Osiru, D.
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Akoroda, M.O.
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Otoo, J.
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[Production des ignames; role actuel et perspectives: Guide de recherche de lIita, No. 46 davenir]
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Production des ignames; role actuel et perspectives: Guide de recherche de lIita, No. 46 davenir
Yam is an important food crop, especially in the ‘yam zone' of West Africa. Total world production is about 20-25 million ton per annum, some 70 per cent of it grown in Nigeria. Although regarded mainly as a source of carbohydrate, some species are nearly as rich in protein as rice or maize.
Hahn, S.K.
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Osiru, D.
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Otoo, J.
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Akoroda, M.O.
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[Production of yams: present role and future prospect]
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Production of yams: present role and future prospect