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Poster: Growth and yield responses of orange-fleshed sweetpotato varieties to propagules sources in rainforest and savannah zones of Nigeria

In Nigeria, many farmers use planting material from previous seasons. As it is a vegetatively propagated crop, sweetpotato vine cuttings are prone to disease and pest buildup which is transferred from one generation to the next resulting in low yield (6-7ton/ha) in farmers field. This poster depicts a field trial was conducted over two seasons (2013 – 2014) at NRCRI, Umudike and Nyanya stations. The two areas represent rainforest and savannah -ecological zones respectively, to examine yield variation from different propagule sources and varieties. The trial was laid out as a 4 x 2 factorial in a randomized complete block design replicated three times. The treatments comprised two improved Orange-fleshed sweetpotato (UMUSPO1 (KingJ) and 3 (Mothers delight)) in combination with 4 propagule sources ((net tunnel, Negative selection, regrowth and regrowth treated with carbonfuran). 

HOW TO CITE

Njoku, J., Afuape, S., Ehisianya, C., Korieocha, D. and Phorbee, O. Growth and yield responses of orange-fleshed sweetpotato varieties to propagules sources in rainforest and savannah zones of Nigeria. International Potato Center (CIP).