Improving the in-situ stem support system for yams
Current methods and the importance of supporting yam vines and the significance of the yam crop in W. Africa are discussed. A support system based on the in situ stems from bush fallow was developed in Nigeria. The yield of yams was lower with in situ stems at 1.5 X 1.0 m spacings than with conventi...
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| author | Wilson, G.F. Akapa, K. |
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| description | Current methods and the importance of supporting yam vines and the significance of the yam crop in W. Africa are discussed. A support system based on the in situ stems from bush fallow was developed in Nigeria. The yield of yams was lower with in situ stems at 1.5 X 1.0 m spacings than with conventional staking at 1.0 X 1.0 m spacings but yields were similar when both support systems were at 1.5 X 1.0 m spacings. Leucaena leucocephala gave suitable support stems in 1-2 yr. The yields of yams given when L. leucocephala was used in a horizontal support system (tops and small branches thrown on the ground) or as conventional stakes were 25.5 and 25.9 t/ha, respectively. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1773312025-10-25T01:09:33Z Improving the in-situ stem support system for yams Wilson, G.F. Akapa, K. yams crops stems tropics in situ Current methods and the importance of supporting yam vines and the significance of the yam crop in W. Africa are discussed. A support system based on the in situ stems from bush fallow was developed in Nigeria. The yield of yams was lower with in situ stems at 1.5 X 1.0 m spacings than with conventional staking at 1.0 X 1.0 m spacings but yields were similar when both support systems were at 1.5 X 1.0 m spacings. Leucaena leucocephala gave suitable support stems in 1-2 yr. The yields of yams given when L. leucocephala was used in a horizontal support system (tops and small branches thrown on the ground) or as conventional stakes were 25.5 and 25.9 t/ha, respectively. 1998 2025-10-24T16:05:49Z 2025-10-24T16:05:49Z Conference Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177331 en Limited Access application/pdf Wilson, G.F. & Akapa, K. (1981). Improving the in-situ stem support system for yams. In Tropical root crops: research strategies for the 1980s: proceedings of the First Triennial Root Crops Symposium of the International Society for Tropical Root Crops-Africa Branch, Ibadan, Nigeria. 8-12 Sept 1980. Ottawa, Canada. IDRC (p. 195-197). |
| spellingShingle | yams crops stems tropics in situ Wilson, G.F. Akapa, K. Improving the in-situ stem support system for yams |
| title | Improving the in-situ stem support system for yams |
| title_full | Improving the in-situ stem support system for yams |
| title_fullStr | Improving the in-situ stem support system for yams |
| title_full_unstemmed | Improving the in-situ stem support system for yams |
| title_short | Improving the in-situ stem support system for yams |
| title_sort | improving the in situ stem support system for yams |
| topic | yams crops stems tropics in situ |
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