caa a22 4500 386326339 CHVBK 20180307111653.0 cr unu---uuuuu 161130e198904 xx s 000 0 eng 10.1017/S0014479700016689 doi S0014479700016689 pii (NATIONALLICENCE)cambridge-10.1017/S0014479700016689 Seed Yam Multiplication by the Mini-sett Technique in Three Yam Species in a Tropical Guinea Savanna Location [Elektronische Daten] Seed yam production potential of three yam species (Dioscorea rotundata, Dioscorea alata and Dioscorea cayenensis) was assessed for two systems - the traditional method using 100 to 200 g setts, and the mini-sett technique using 25, 20, 15 and 10 g setts cut from mother tubers. The mini-sett technique required only 6-33% of the number of tubers needed for the traditional planting system, and resulted in plants superior to those produced by the traditional method in all their production attributes especially in the case of D. alata and D. rotundata. Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1989 Kalu B. A. Department of Crop Production, University of Jos, Makurdi Campus, PMB 2373 Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria Norman J. C. Department of Crop Production, University of Jos, Makurdi Campus, PMB 2373 Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria Pal U. R. Department of Crop Production, University of Jos, Makurdi Campus, PMB 2373 Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria Adedzwa D. K. Department of Crop Production, University of Jos, Makurdi Campus, PMB 2373 Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria Experimental Agriculture Cambridge University Press 25/2(1989-04), 181-188 0014-4797 25:2<181 1989 25 EAG https://doi.org/10.1017/S0014479700016689 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0014479700016689 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kalu B. A. Department of Crop Production, University of Jos, Makurdi Campus, PMB 2373 Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Norman J. C. Department of Crop Production, University of Jos, Makurdi Campus, PMB 2373 Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Pal U. R. Department of Crop Production, University of Jos, Makurdi Campus, PMB 2373 Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Adedzwa D. K. Department of Crop Production, University of Jos, Makurdi Campus, PMB 2373 Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Experimental Agriculture Cambridge University Press 25/2(1989-04), 181-188 0014-4797 25:2<181 1989 25 EAG CC0 http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0 nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-cambridge