Effect Of Number Of Nodes Per Stake On Growth And Yield Of Four Low Cyanide Cassava (Manihot Esculenta) Varieties.
ABSTRACT
Two field experiments were used to study the responses of four varieties of low cyanide cassava to the number of nodes per cutting in a tropical ultisol during the 2004/2005 and 2005/2006 cropping seasons. In each year, the experiment was laid out as a 4 x 4 factonal, arranged in randomized complete block design with 3 replications. Treatments comprised four stem cuttings with different number of nodes (2, 3, 4 nodes and 25cm stake that had 9 to 12 nodes per cutting depending on variety) and four varieties of low cyanide cassava (TMS 98/0505, TMS 4 (2) 1425, NR 84292 and Odukparii Local). The 25cm stake resulted in significantly higher cassava plant size parameters of plant height, stern diameter, number of nodes per plant, leaf area index and shoot dry matter than the other cutting treatments. On average, the number of tubers per plant and tuber-yield were significantly increased with increases in nodes number up to 4 nodes per cutting. Cassava variety TMS 98/0505 gave significantly the highest plant height, number of node per stand, number of tubers per plant and tuber yield. For optimum yields the use o14 node cuttings and the TMS 98/0505 variety is recommended for sustainable and improved growth and yield in cassava production. The use of 25cm stake with more node per cutting did not result in further yield improvements over 4 node cuttings.
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UMANAH, D (2021). Effect Of Number Of Nodes Per Stake On Growth And Yield Of Four Low Cyanide Cassava (Manihot Esculenta) Varieties.. Repository.mouau.edu.ng: Retrieved Apr 28, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/effect-of-number-of-nodes-per-stake-on-growth-and-yield-of-four-low-cyanide-cassava-manihot-esculenta-varieties-7-2
DUNCAN, UMANAH. "Effect Of Number Of Nodes Per Stake On Growth And Yield Of Four Low Cyanide Cassava (Manihot Esculenta) Varieties." Repository.mouau.edu.ng. Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 11 Jun. 2021, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/effect-of-number-of-nodes-per-stake-on-growth-and-yield-of-four-low-cyanide-cassava-manihot-esculenta-varieties-7-2. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.
DUNCAN, UMANAH. "Effect Of Number Of Nodes Per Stake On Growth And Yield Of Four Low Cyanide Cassava (Manihot Esculenta) Varieties.". Repository.mouau.edu.ng, Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 11 Jun. 2021. Web. 28 Apr. 2024. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/effect-of-number-of-nodes-per-stake-on-growth-and-yield-of-four-low-cyanide-cassava-manihot-esculenta-varieties-7-2 >.
DUNCAN, UMANAH. "Effect Of Number Of Nodes Per Stake On Growth And Yield Of Four Low Cyanide Cassava (Manihot Esculenta) Varieties." Repository.mouau.edu.ng (2021). Accessed 28 Apr. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/effect-of-number-of-nodes-per-stake-on-growth-and-yield-of-four-low-cyanide-cassava-manihot-esculenta-varieties-7-2