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Modeling the impact of sweetpotato weevils on storage root yield
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Modeling the impact of sweetpotato weevils on storage root yield
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| Creator |
Akansake, D.
Abidin, P.E. Carey, E.E. |
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sweet potatoes
curculionidae storage losses |
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| Description |
This study estimated the amount of loss in storage roots caused by various levels of damage caused by sweetpotato weevils (Cylas spp). Seven varieties of sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas L. (Lam)) were evaluated in three production sites in northern Ghana for two years (2014 and 2015). Yield data for each experimental plot were collected. A regression analysis was carried out using the generalized linear model approach. In the study, nonmarketable roots were classified as all undersized roots (
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2018-10-01
2019-01-21T14:11:25Z 2019-01-21T14:11:25Z |
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Journal Article
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Akansake, D.A.; Abidin, P.E.; Carey, E.E. 2018. Modeling the impact of sweetpotato weevils on storage root yield. Open Agriculture. ISSN 2391-9531. 3:1. 319-325
2391-9531 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/99121 https://doi.org/10.1515/opag-2018-0035 |
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en
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CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0
Open Access |
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319-325
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Walter de Gruyter GmbH
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Open Agriculture
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