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Effects of Spacing on Cassava (Manihot Esculenta)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

James H. Cock ,
Douglas Wholey  and
Oscar Gutierrez de las Casas
James H. Cock
Affiliation:
Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), Apartado Aéreo 67–13, Cali, Colombia
Douglas Wholey
Affiliation:
Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), Apartado Aéreo 67–13, Cali, Colombia
Oscar Gutierrez de las Casas
Affiliation:
Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), Apartado Aéreo 67–13, Cali, Colombia
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Summary

Three varieties in one cassava trial and five in another were planted in a systematic density experiment which showed that optimum plant density for root yield changes with plant age. Some varieties showed a pronounced optimum plant population, whilst others showed a flattopped response curve. Reduction in yield above the optimum is due to a reduced harvest index. Yields of over 50 t–ha were obtained with varieties that respond to close spacing.

Type
Research Article
Information
Experimental Agriculture , Volume 13 , Issue 3 , July 1977 , pp. 289 - 299
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1977

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