Abstract
The effects of number of nodes per cutting (3,5 and 7) and different levels of potassium fertilizer application (0, 60 and 120 kg K/ha) on the growth, yield and yield components of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas Poir) cultivar ITS 2 were investigated on Toji series soils which fall within the coastal savanna acrisols. Many of the characters measured increased with increase in node number up to 7-nodes. The 5 and 7-node cuttings established earlier and produced higher dry matter (DM) during the first few weeks of growth than the 3-node cuttings. The 5 and 7-node cuttings also gave significantly higher tuber yields than 3-node cuttings. There was no apparent advantage of the 7-node cuttings over the 5-node cuttings in all the characters studied. Similarly, there were no significant effects due to the number of nodes per cutting on leaf area development at 6 weeks after planting till time of harvesting. Number of nodes per cutting did not have any significant effect on tuber and vine DM yield as well as tuber length to diameter ratio. Potassium fertilization did not have significant effect on any of the characters investigated although it increased tuber DM yield slightly. (Ghana Journal of Agricultural Science, 1997, 30(1): 53-62)
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Claims 9
Claim · model-written summary
The 5 and 7-node cuttings established earlier than 3-node cuttings.
- Taxon
- sweet potatoes
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Ipomoea batatast0 - Treatment
- 5 and 7-node cuttingse0
- Outcome
- establishede0
- Direction
- earliere0
- Comparator
- 3-node cuttingse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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Verbatim
t0“sweet potatoes (Ipomoea batatas Poir)”
e0“The 5 and 7-node cuttings established earlier and produced higher dry matter (DM) during the first few weeks of growth than the 3-node cuttings.”
Claim · model-written summary
The 5 and 7-node cuttings produced higher early dry matter than 3-node cuttings.
- Taxon
- sweet potatoesIpomoea batatast0
- Treatment
- 5 and 7-node cuttingse0
- Outcome
- dry matter (DM)e0
- Direction
- highere0
- Qualifier
- during the first few weeks of growthe0
- Comparator
- 3-node cuttingse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“sweet potatoes (Ipomoea batatas Poir)”
e0“The 5 and 7-node cuttings established earlier and produced higher dry matter (DM) during the first few weeks of growth than the 3-node cuttings.”
Claim · model-written summary
The 5 and 7-node cuttings yielded significantly more tubers than 3-node cuttings.
- Taxon
- sweet potatoesIpomoea batatast0
- Treatment
- 5 and 7-node cuttingse0
- Outcome
- tuber yieldse0
- Direction
- highere0
- Comparator
- 3-node cuttingse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“sweet potatoes (Ipomoea batatas Poir)”
e0“The 5 and 7-node cuttings also gave significantly higher tuber yields than 3-node cuttings.”
Claim · model-written summary
The 7-node cuttings had no apparent advantage over 5-node cuttings across studied characters.
- Taxon
- sweet potatoesIpomoea batatast0
- Treatment
- 7-node cuttingse0
- Outcome
- advantagee0
- Direction
- no apparent advantagee0
- Comparator
- 5-node cuttingse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“sweet potatoes (Ipomoea batatas Poir)”
e0“There was no apparent advantage of the 7-node cuttings over the 5-node cuttings in all the characters studied.”
Claim · model-written summary
Cutting node number had no significant effect on leaf area development from six weeks to harvest.
- Taxon
- sweet potatoesIpomoea batatast0
- Treatment
- number of nodes per cuttinge0
- Outcome
- leaf area developmente0
- Direction
- no significant effectse0
- Qualifier
- at 6 weeks after planting till time of harvestinge0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“sweet potatoes (Ipomoea batatas Poir)”
e0“Similarly, there were no significant effects due to the number of nodes per cutting on leaf area development at 6 weeks after planting till time of harvesting.”
Claim · model-written summary
Cutting node number had no significant effect on tuber and vine dry matter yield.
- Taxon
- sweet potatoesIpomoea batatast0
- Treatment
- Number of nodes per cuttinge0
- Outcome
- tuber and vine DM yielde0
- Direction
- did not have any significant effecte0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“sweet potatoes (Ipomoea batatas Poir)”
e0“Number of nodes per cutting did not have any significant effect on tuber and vine DM yield as well as tuber length to diameter ratio.”
Claim · model-written summary
Cutting node number had no significant effect on tuber length to diameter ratio.
- Taxon
- sweet potatoesIpomoea batatast0
- Treatment
- Number of nodes per cuttinge0
- Outcome
- tuber length to diameter ratioe0
- Direction
- did not have any significant effecte0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“sweet potatoes (Ipomoea batatas Poir)”
e0“Number of nodes per cutting did not have any significant effect on tuber and vine DM yield as well as tuber length to diameter ratio.”
Claim · model-written summary
Potassium fertilization had no significant effect on the investigated characters.
- Taxon
- sweet potatoesIpomoea batatast0
- Treatment
- Potassium fertilizatione0
- Outcome
- any of the characters investigatede0
- Direction
- did not have significant effecte0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“sweet potatoes (Ipomoea batatas Poir)”
e0“Potassium fertilization did not have significant effect on any of the characters investigated although it increased tuber DM yield slightly.”
Claim · model-written summary
Potassium fertilization slightly increased tuber dry matter yield.
- Taxon
- sweet potatoesIpomoea batatast0
- Treatment
- Potassium fertilizatione0
- Outcome
- tuber DM yielde0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Qualifier
- slightlye0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“sweet potatoes (Ipomoea batatas Poir)”
e0“Potassium fertilization did not have significant effect on any of the characters investigated although it increased tuber DM yield slightly.”