Authors: A.O. Eruola, N.J. Bello, G.C. Ufoegbune and A.A. Makinde
Libyan Agriculture Research Center Journal Internation Publications, 2011
Abstract:
An on-farm yam experiment was conducted to confirm the agro-climatic potential of Abeokuta,South-western Nigeria for three white yam varieties (Dioscorea rotundata). Three varieties of yam(Efuru, Ise-osi and Oniyere) was selected and related to crop growth and yield. The experiment was laid out inrandomized complete block design in three replicate. The result showed that all yam varieties
evaluated weresuitable for planting in the area. However, Efuru and Ise-osi synchronized perfectly with the pattern of ActualWater Availability and produced good vegetative growth with Leaf Area Index LAI, of 1.08 and 0.91 therebyleading to high tuber yield of 12 t haG and 11.64 t haG, respectively. Oniyere had LAI of 0.44 resulting in lower tuber yield of 11.53 t haG.
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