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Evaluation of Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) Varieties for Yield and Some Agronomic Traits

Open Agriculture, 2020
A field experiment was conducted in the central highlands of Ethiopia to evaluate the performance of potato varieties for tuber yield and to identify a superior variety in tuber yield and yield components.
Tessema Lemma, Mohammed Wassu, Abebe Tesfaye   +2 more
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Effect of Mineral Fertilisation on Tuber Yield and Quality in Yams (Dioscorea alata and Dioscorea rotundata)

Agriculture, 2023
This study assessed mineral fertilisation impact on tuber yield and food quality in yam genotypes—Dioscorea alata and Dioscorea rotundata. Four genotypes, each from D. alata and D.
Folasade Afolabi, Ryo Matsumoto, Bolanle Akinwande, Bolanle Otegbayo, Asrat Asfaw   +4 more
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Hilling of Transplanted Seedlings from Novel Hybrid True Potato Seeds Does Not Enhance Tuber Yield but Can Affect Tuber Size Distribution

Potato Research, 2020
A novel cropping system for potato was tested for two consecutive years under normal Dutch agronomic conditions. Seedlings from two experimental genotypes of hybrid true potato seeds were produced in a greenhouse nursery and transplanted into the field 5
Luuk C. M. van Dijk, W. Lommen, Michiel E. de Vries, O. C. Kacheyo, P. Struik   +4 more
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Relations Between Photosynthetic Parameters and Drought-Induced Tuber Yield Decrease in Katahdin-Derived Potato Cultivars

Potato Research, 2020
Potato ( Solanum tuberosum L.) is considered a drought-sensitive crop species, although cultivar-dependent differences in tolerance have been described.
J. Plich, D. Boguszewska‐Mańkowska, W. Marczewski   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Analysis of Seed Potato Systems in Ethiopia [PDF]

, 2010
This study aimed to analyze the seed potato systems in Ethiopia, identify constraints and prioritize improvement options, combining desk research, rapid appraisal and formal surveys, expert elicitation, field observations and local knowledge. In Ethiopia,
Hirpa, A., Lommen, W.J.M., Meuwissen, M.P.M., Oude Lansink, A.G.J.M., Struik, P.C., Tesfaye, A., Tsegaye, A.   +6 more
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Evaluation of the Effect of Flower Removal and Size of Mini-Tuber on the Yield and Yield Components of Agria Potato Cultivar by Using Two Methods of Planting [PDF]

Ikufīziyuluzhī-i Giyāhān-i Zirā̒ī, 2012
In order to evaluate the effect of flower removal and sized of mini-tuber size on the yield and yield components of Agria potato cultivar by using two methods of planting, a factorial experiment based complete randomized blocks design with three ...
M. Goldust Jelodar, M.B. Khorshidi Benam, D. Hassanpanah, Sh. Azizi   +3 more
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Assessment of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) accessions for growth, yield and quality traits

The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2023
From the study it was noticed that winter sweet potato crop (first season) recorded higher tuber yield due to more utilization of photosynthates, and optimum temperatures for tuberisation and tuber bulking.
P PAVITHRA, C THANGAMANI, L PUGALENDHI, J SURESH KUMAR   +3 more
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Assessment of Tuber Yield Stability and Adaptability of Some Elite Yam Genotypes in the Guinea Savannah Ecology of Northern Ghana

International Journal of Agronomy, 2021
Studies were conducted to determine tuber yield stability and adaptability of some elite yam (Dioscorea sp.) genotypes in northern Ghana. Ten elite exotic yam genotypes alongside one locally cultivated farmer-preferred variety, Laribako, were grown in ...
Joseph Adjebeng-Danquah, Kwabena Acheremu, Emmanuel Boachie Chamba, Freda Ansaah Agyapong, Alhassan Sayibu   +4 more
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Absence of effects of herbicides use on yam rots : a case study in Wulensi, Ghana [PDF]

, 2019
Yam farmers in Ghana have, over the years, used herbicides for weed control, particularly glyphosate. Although this has been helpful to them, there are complaints and concerns, among the yam farmers and a section of the public, that the yam tuber rots ...
Akudugu, Mamudu Abunga, Bawa, Judith Kania Asibi, Spanoghe, Pieter, Wumbei, Abukari   +3 more
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Participatory varietal selection of potato using the mother & baby trial design: A gender-responsive trainer’s guide. [PDF]

, 2020
This guide aims to provide step-by-step guidance on facilitating and documenting the PVS dynamics using the MBT design to select, and eventually release, potato varieties preferred by end-users that suit male and female farmers ’different needs, diverse ...
Amaya, N., Bastos, C., Bonierbale, Merideth W., Fonseca, C., Gastelo, M., Haan, Stef de, Hualla, V., Salas, E.   +7 more
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