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Variability in Commercial Sweet Potatoes (Ipomoea Batatas—L. Lam) in Trinidad

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

P. H. Haynes  and
D. W. Wholey
P. H. Haynes
Affiliation:
The University of the West Indies, Trinidad, W.I.
D. W. Wholey
Affiliation:
The University of the West Indies, Trinidad, W.I.
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Summary

The variation in number and yield of tubers from three commercial fields of sweet potato was measured over three seasons. Sources of variation were attributed to factors external to the plant, such as soil, management and climatic differences, and to inherent plant factors, including type of planting material. It is suggested that a reduction in variability could lead to increases in productivity, and may also increase the precision of field experimentation.

Type
Research Article
Information
Experimental Agriculture , Volume 7 , Issue 1 , January 1971 , pp. 27 - 32
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1971

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