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    Field manual for rapid and non-destructive shoot biomass evaluations of staked yam

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    Date
    2021-03-05
    Author
    Iseki, K.
    Matsumoto, R.
    Type
    Training Material
    Review Status
    Peer Review
    Target Audience
    Scientists
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    A rapid and easy method has been developed to evaluate the shoot biomass of staked yams. This method can reduce the time and cost required to evaluate shoot biomass when compared with destructive sampling methods. Using this new method, more than 200 accessions can be evaluated within 4 h, including the preparation time, while with the conventional methods of shoot sampling, oven drying, and weighing this process would take 3 days. In addition, owing to the non-destructive measurements of the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI), evaluators can follow the growth of the same plant from planting to plant senescence. This reduces the size of the trial field required for plant replication during time-course of destructive sampling. The new method can be easily introduced into yam breeding programs worldwide. Additionally, no specialist knowledge is required to analyze the spectral reflectance data or record the NDVI value.
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    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/7068
    IITA Authors ORCID
    Ryo Matsumotohttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0106-6728
    Research Themes
    Biotech and Plant Breeding
    IITA Subjects
    Aflatoxin; Agronomy; Maize; Plant Breeding; Plant Health; Plant Production; Yam
    Agrovoc Terms
    Shoots; Biomass; Stakes (plant); Yams; Crops
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