Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is the second most important food crop after rice, the staple in Sierra Leone; it is also the most important root and tuber crop. It is followed by sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.), yam (Dioscorea spp.), which forms
part of the traditional farming system and ha...
Fomba, S.N.
,
Massaquoi, F.B.
,
Norman, P.E.
,
Samura, A.E.
,
Mansaray, A.
,
Jalloh, A.
,
Dixon, Alfred G.O.
,
Anthony, N.A.
,
Benya, M.T.
,
Fornah, D.S.
,
Sawi, M.K.
,
Sartie, A.M.
,
Onadipe, O.
,
Sanni, L.O.
,
[Current status of root and tuber crops improvement, production and utilization in Sierra Leone]
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Current status of root and tuber crops improvement, production and utilization in Sierra Leone
Aims: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of staking and non-staking systems on
disease severity, yield and quality attributes of yams.
Methodology: High costs and lack of planting materials, labour, staking and inappropriate
knowledge on production techniques are major constraints o...
Norman, P.E.
,
Whyte, J.B.A.
,
Samura, A.E.
,
Massaquoi, A.
,
Sesay, L.
,
Dixon, Alfred G.O.
,
Fomba, S.N.
,
Benya, M.T.
,
Sowa, M.M.
,
[Effect of staking and non-staking systems on disease severity, yield and quality attributes of yams (Dioscorea alata)]
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Effect of staking and non-staking systems on disease severity, yield and quality attributes of yams (Dioscorea alata)
Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is the second most important food crop after rice, the staple in Sierra Leone; it is also the most important root and tuber crop. It is followed by sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.), yam (Dioscorea spp.), which forms part of the traditional farming system and ha...
Fomba, S.N.
,
Massaquoi, F.B.
,
Norman, P.E.
,
Samura, A.E.
,
Mansaray, A.
,
Jalloh, A.
,
Dixon, A.
,
Anthony, N.A.
,
Benya, M.T.
,
Fornah, D.S.
,
Sawi, M.K.
,
Sartie, A.M.
,
Onadipe, O.O.
,
Sanni, L.O.
,
[Current Status of Root and Tuber Crops Improvement, Production and Utilization in Sierra Leone]
,
Current Status of Root and Tuber Crops Improvement, Production and Utilization in Sierra Leone