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Influence of Cultural Practices on Tuber Yields and Sapogenin Content of Discorea floribunda 1
Author(s) -
Kennard W. C.,
Morris M. P.
Publication year - 1956
Publication title -
agronomy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1435-0645
pISSN - 0002-1962
DOI - 10.2134/agronj1956.00021962004800110002x
Subject(s) - sapogenin , yield (engineering) , vine , trellis (graph) , agronomy , horticulture , chemistry , biology , mathematics , medicine , materials science , statistics , alternative medicine , decoding methods , pathology , metallurgy
Synopsis Significantly higher yields of tropical yams and significantly higher sapogenin content were found in tubers growth with adequate vine support. Chicken wire trellis gave the best support to the vines. Both yield and sapogenin content were higher in the second year growth of plants than in the first year.