Effect of day length on the development of tubers in yams (Dioscorea spp.)
Sixty-day-old plants of white Guinea yam (Dioscorea rotundata), water yam (D. alata) and yellow Guinea yam (D. cayenensis) were exposed to 10 h day lengths (short days) for 15 and 30 days. Short-day treatment applied at the early growth stage of yams promoted the enlargment of tubers, but the respon...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | Inglés |
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2002
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/103630 |
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