Effect of seed sett size on sprouting, shoot growth, and tuber yield of white guinea yam (Dioscorea rotundata)

Approximately 30% of harvested yams are used in subsequent plantings as seed tubers, which reduces the harvest size; however, planting tuber pieces (setts) potentially represents a viable alternative. To determine how sett size affects yam production, different sett sizes were compared for sprouting...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kohtaro Iseki, Ryo Matsumoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2020-01-01
Series:Plant Production Science
Subjects:
yam
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1343943X.2019.1667835