Effect of time to first shoot removal and the amount of shoots removed on the yield and quality of cassava leaves and tubers

The effect of time to first shoot removal and the amount of shoots removed on the yield and quality of cassava leaves and tubers were investigated in two experiments carried out at IITA, Nigeria using two cassava varieties, TMS 30572 and TMS 91934. Four different times to first shoot removal, 8, 14,...

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Autores principales: Simwambana, M., Ferguson, T.U., Osiru, D., Hahn, S.K.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 1994
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/100910
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author Simwambana, M.
Ferguson, T.U.
Osiru, D.
Hahn, S.K.
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Hahn, S.K.
Osiru, D.
Simwambana, M.
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Hahn, S.K.
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description The effect of time to first shoot removal and the amount of shoots removed on the yield and quality of cassava leaves and tubers were investigated in two experiments carried out at IITA, Nigeria using two cassava varieties, TMS 30572 and TMS 91934. Four different times to first shoot removal, 8, 14, 20, and 52 weeks after planting (WAP), i.e. SR8, SR14, SR20, and SR52, and five different amounts of shoot harvested: no shoot removed, tip only, tip and two fully developed leaves, tip and five fully developed leaves, and plucking the youngest leaves, excluding the apical shoot (SR1, SR2, SR3, SR4, and SR5), were imposed at 8 WAP and repeated after every 8 weeks for 52 weeks. The time to first shoot removal and the amount of shoots removed did not affect the tuber yield of the two cassava varieties. Detopping starting at 14 WAP (SR14) and repeated at an interval of 8 weeks gave the highest fresh shoot for vegetable. Plucking of a high proportion of older leaves (SR5) had a higher HCN concentration than the other shoot removal treatments. Leaf Ca concentration increased with an increase in proportion of fully developed leaves harvested while the crude protein and P concentrations decreased.
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spelling CGSpace1009102023-06-12T09:36:51Z Effect of time to first shoot removal and the amount of shoots removed on the yield and quality of cassava leaves and tubers Simwambana, M. Ferguson, T.U. Osiru, D. Hahn, S.K. cassava yields harvesting The effect of time to first shoot removal and the amount of shoots removed on the yield and quality of cassava leaves and tubers were investigated in two experiments carried out at IITA, Nigeria using two cassava varieties, TMS 30572 and TMS 91934. Four different times to first shoot removal, 8, 14, 20, and 52 weeks after planting (WAP), i.e. SR8, SR14, SR20, and SR52, and five different amounts of shoot harvested: no shoot removed, tip only, tip and two fully developed leaves, tip and five fully developed leaves, and plucking the youngest leaves, excluding the apical shoot (SR1, SR2, SR3, SR4, and SR5), were imposed at 8 WAP and repeated after every 8 weeks for 52 weeks. The time to first shoot removal and the amount of shoots removed did not affect the tuber yield of the two cassava varieties. Detopping starting at 14 WAP (SR14) and repeated at an interval of 8 weeks gave the highest fresh shoot for vegetable. Plucking of a high proportion of older leaves (SR5) had a higher HCN concentration than the other shoot removal treatments. Leaf Ca concentration increased with an increase in proportion of fully developed leaves harvested while the crude protein and P concentrations decreased. 1994 2019-04-24T12:29:34Z 2019-04-24T12:29:34Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/100910 en Limited Access Simwambana, M., Ferguson, T.U., Osiru, D. & Hahn, S.K. (1994). Effect of time to first shoot removal and the amount of shoots removed on the yield and quality of cassava leaves and tubers. Tropical Agriculture, 71(1), 41-48.
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Ferguson, T.U.
Osiru, D.
Hahn, S.K.
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title Effect of time to first shoot removal and the amount of shoots removed on the yield and quality of cassava leaves and tubers
title_full Effect of time to first shoot removal and the amount of shoots removed on the yield and quality of cassava leaves and tubers
title_fullStr Effect of time to first shoot removal and the amount of shoots removed on the yield and quality of cassava leaves and tubers
title_full_unstemmed Effect of time to first shoot removal and the amount of shoots removed on the yield and quality of cassava leaves and tubers
title_short Effect of time to first shoot removal and the amount of shoots removed on the yield and quality of cassava leaves and tubers
title_sort effect of time to first shoot removal and the amount of shoots removed on the yield and quality of cassava leaves and tubers
topic cassava
yields
harvesting
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/100910
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