A LOW INPUT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR THE EFFICIENT PRODUCTION OF THE 'BINUGAS' YAM (Dioscorea alata) ON STEEP LAND

H. Irizarry and E. Rivera

No 259370, 26th Annual Meeting, July 29 to August 4, 1990, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico from Caribbean Food Crops Society

Abstract: An.experiment was conducted to determine the yield potential of the x Binugas' yam grown with reduced inputs on hillside land. This yam planted without vine support on flat rows at the closer plant spacing of .76 by .30 m yielded 60,328 kg/ha of marketable tubers during a 7.5-month growing period. About 80.5% of the production was classified as premium. Tubers mean weight was not affected by planting systems.

Keywords: Crop Production/Industries; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 7
Date: 1990-07-29
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.259370

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