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Title STUDIES ON THE GROWTH OF CASSAVA (MANIHOT ESCULENTA CRANTS) FOR FORAGE AND TUBER
Full text http://dspace.knust.edu.gh/dspace/handle/123456789/697
Date 1995
Author(s) AGYEI, JOHN OPOKU MENSAH
Abstract NA - Experiments were conducted at the University Farm, Kumasi, Ghana (6043'N, 1036'W) on two cassava cultivars, Atra (early-maturing) and Ankra (late-maturing) to determine their suitability for the production of both forage and tubers. The treatments were different shoot harvest dates, harvest frequencies, as well as plant spacing. The yields, qualities and chemical composition of shoots and tubers were assessed. In experiment 1, the early-maturing Atra produced significantly higher petiole and stem crude protein contents and also leaf and tuber cyanide contents than the late-maturing Ankra at the initial shoot harvest period. When varying periods of regrowth were allowed, the shoot produced by Ankra contained significantly higher crude protein content in petioles and stems, and cyanide content in stems than Atra. Harvesting shot between 112 and 140 days after planting gave optimum dry leaf and petiole yields, whereas dry stem and tuber yields tended to increase up to 300 days after planting. Crude protein - KNUST Library
Subject(s) CASSAVA; FORAGE; TUBER; CYANIDE; SHOOT HARVEST; EUPHORBIAOEAE
Language en
Type of publication Thesis
Identifier 1731
Repository Kumasi - Kwame Nkrumah University
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