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Enhancing offseason yam production in Nigeria

dc.contributor.authorShiwachi, H.
dc.contributor.authorKikuno, H.
dc.contributor.authorFashola, R.
dc.contributor.authorAsiedu, Robert
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-04T11:14:40Z
dc.date.available2019-12-04T11:14:40Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.identifier.citationShiwachi, H., Kikuno, H., Fashola, R. & Asiedu, R. (2008). Enhancing off-season yam production in Nigeria. African Journal of Agricultural Research, 3(6), 407-411.
dc.identifier.issn1991-637X
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/2827
dc.description.abstractYam cultivation in dry season was tested in the farmer’s field at inland valley in Niger state, Nigeria. Water yam (Dioscorea alata) variety TDa 95/00328 had the greater response to the gibberellin inhibitor prohexadione-calcium (PC). The sprouting period of PC treated tuber was 21 – 27 days at December. After tuber sprouting, the plants grew in the field during January to September. Shorter sprouting period was not observed in the harvested tuber. Demand of ware yam production during off- season for yam cultivation is high in West Africa. Although yield through this cultivation was smaller than rainy season yam cultivation. The dry season yam cultivation using the gibberellin inhibitors could be new option of intensive yam cultivation technique.
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectDioscorea Alata
dc.subjectDormancy
dc.subjectGibberellin Inhibitors
dc.subjectOff-Season Production
dc.subjectYams
dc.subjectYam Cultivation
dc.subjectMechanism
dc.titleEnhancing offseason yam production in Nigeria
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.description.versionPeer Review
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationTokyo University of Agriculture
cg.coverage.regionAsia
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionWest Africa
cg.coverage.regionEast Asia
cg.coverage.countryNigeria
cg.coverage.countryJapan
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research institute
cg.iitasubjectYam
cg.iitasubjectPlant Diseases
cg.iitasubjectPlant Health
cg.iitasubjectDisease Control
cg.iitasubjectPost-Harvesting Technology
cg.iitasubjectGenetic Improvement
cg.iitasubjectPlant Production
cg.iitasubjectPests Of Plants
cg.iitasubjectPlant Breeding
cg.iitasubjectPlant Genetic Resources
cg.iitasubjectFood Security
cg.iitasubjectFarm Management
cg.accessibilitystatusOpen Access
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