Claim · model-written summary
Fertilizer did not significantly affect root yield on F100 or Kileba.
- Taxon
- cassava
Manihot esculentat0 - Treatment
- Mineral fertiliser applicatione1
- Outcome
- root yielde0
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Verbatim
e0“It did not significantly affect the number of tuberous roots and root yield on either the improved F100 or on ‘Kileba'”
t0“Management of African root and tuber scale using improved cassava genotypes and mineral fertilisers”
e1“Mineral fertiliser application significantly increased scale population density on F100, and plant height on both F100 and the local clone”
Title
Management of African root and tuber scale using improved cassava genotypes and mineral fertilisers
KM Lema; K Tata-Hangy; M Bidiaka African Crop Science Journal 2005. doi:10.4314/acsj.v12i3.27881
Other claims from this paper (7)
- Observation Scale infestations were delayed on Kinuani, F100 and Kileba, with no scales at six months.
- Observation Papayi harboured the highest scale count, 134.8 insects per plant.
- Observation At nine and twelve months, all clones except Sadisa were highly infested.
- Observation Sadisa yielded more than the local clone.
- Intervention effect Mineral fertilizer significantly increased scale density on F100.
- Intervention effect Mineral fertilizer significantly increased plant height on F100 and the local clone.
- Intervention effect Fertilizer did not significantly affect tuberous root number on F100 or Kileba.