A reliable means to induce sprouting in dormant seed tubers of yams (Dioscorea species) is required to enhance flexibility in planting date and rate of propagation of the crop. Experiments were conducted to assess the potential of two gibberellin inhibitors, Uniconazole-P and Prohexadione-calcium...
Shiwachi, H.
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Ayankanmi, T.G.
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Asiedu, Robert
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Onjo, M.
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[Induction of sprouting in dormant yam (Dioscorea spp.) tubers with inhibitors of gibberellins]
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Induction of sprouting in dormant yam (Dioscorea spp.) tubers with inhibitors of gibberellins
Treatment with indolebutyric acid (IBA) significantly increased the number of roots produced by vine cuttings of ten Dioscorea rotundata cultivars. Some cultivars could be propagated by layering, especially with IBA treatment, but layering does not appear to be feasible for use on farms.
Acha, I.A.
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Shiwachi, H.
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Asiedu, Robert
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Akoroda, M.O.
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[Effect of auxins on root development in yam (Dioscorea rotundata) vine]
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Effect of auxins on root development in yam (Dioscorea rotundata) vine
Symptoms of nutritional deficiencies in D. alata and D. rotundata were observed when yam plants were grown in nutrient solutions from which any of the following had been omitted: N, P, K, Ca, Mg, Zn, Fe, B, Mn, Cu and Mo. The symptoms of deficiency of major elements were visible on plants of both...
Shiwachi, H.
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Okonkwo, C.
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Asiedu, Robert
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[Nutrient deficiency symptoms in yams (Dioscorea spp.)]
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Nutrient deficiency symptoms in yams (Dioscorea spp.)
Kikuno, H.
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Oladimeji, Z.
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Ebuehi, A.
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Shiwachi, H.
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Onjo, M.
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Asiedu, Robert
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[Effect of n-propyl dihydrojasmonate (PDJ) on in vitro growth of yam (Dioscorea spp.) explants]
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Effect of n-propyl dihydrojasmonate (PDJ) on in vitro growth of yam (Dioscorea spp.) explants
Scarcity of seed, pest and diseases are major constraints to yam production. Tissue culture techniques of meristem culture combined with heat therapy have been used to produce high-yielding virus-tested plantlets of root crops, which are later multiplied through micropropagation. However, the mic...
Balogun, M.
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Ng, S.Y.C.
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Fawole, I.
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Shiwachi, H.
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Kikuno, H.
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[Relative effects of Uniconazole p and other growth regulators on micropropagation ratio of yam (Dioscorea spp.) plantlets at different growth phases]
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Relative effects of Uniconazole p and other growth regulators on micropropagation ratio of yam (Dioscorea spp.) plantlets at different growth phases
Sixty-day-old plants of white Guinea yam (Dioscorea rotundata), water yam (D. alata) and yellow Guinea yam (D. cayenensis) were exposed to 10 h day lengths (short days) for 15 and 30 days. Short-day treatment applied at the early growth stage of yams promoted the enlargment of tubers, but the res...
Shiwachi, H.
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Ayankanmi, T.G.
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Asiedu, Robert
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[Effect of day length on the development of tubers in yams (Dioscorea spp.)]
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Effect of day length on the development of tubers in yams (Dioscorea spp.)
The genus Dioscorea is considered to be one of the most difficult groups for cyto-taxonomic studies because of the large number and small size of the chromosomes. The objective of the present study was to develop an efficient method of chromosome observation by identifying the optimum time for co...
Babil, P.K.
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Kikuno, H.
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Shiwachi, H.
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Toyohara, H.
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Fujigaki, J.
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Fujimaki, H.
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Asiedu, Robert
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[Optimum time for collection of root samples for chromosome observation in yams (Dioscorea spp.)]
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Optimum time for collection of root samples for chromosome observation in yams (Dioscorea spp.)
Seed tuber production of Dioscorea rotundata using the minisett technique was tested on-farm and on-station in different agro-ecological zones in Nigeria. A lower sprouting rate of minisetts was observed in the southern Guinea savanna than in the tropical forest zone. Sprouting and tuber yield in...
Ayankanmi, T.G.
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Shiwachi, H.
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Asiedu, Robert
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[Sprouting and yield of yam (Diocorea spp.) minisetts in relation to sett size, soil moisture and agroecology]
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Sprouting and yield of yam (Diocorea spp.) minisetts in relation to sett size, soil moisture and agroecology
Mini tubers were produced from two varieties of Dioscorea rotundata using vine cuttings planted in carbonized rice husk or coco-peat in a screen house. The cuttings established better and produced more mini tubers in carbonized rice husk than in coco-peat 100 days after planting. Vine cuttings of...
Shiwachi, H.
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Kikuno, H.
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Asiedu, Robert
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[Mini tuber production using yam (Dioscorea rotundata) vines]
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Mini tuber production using yam (Dioscorea rotundata) vines
In experiments in 2001 to 2003, 50-day-old plants of four varieties of white Guinea yam (D. rotundata) were exposed to 10 h (short-day) day length for 15 days, 14 h for 30 days or constant 24 h, with natural day length as the control. Under natural day length the male varieties flowered earlier t...
Shiwachi, H.
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Ayankanmi, T.G.
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Asiedu, Robert
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[Effect of photoperiod on the development of inflorescences in white Guinea yam (Dioscorea rotundata)]
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Effect of photoperiod on the development of inflorescences in white Guinea yam (Dioscorea rotundata)