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Soil-Plant Nutrition of Sweet Potato and Minor Tuber Crops: A Review

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Title Soil-Plant Nutrition of Sweet Potato and Minor Tuber Crops: A Review
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Creator K. Susan John
 
Subject Sweet potato, Chinese potato, arrowroot, yam bean, nutrient uptake, nutrient recommendation, major, secondary, micronutrients, critical level, index leaf, tuber yield, tuber quality, nutritional disorders
 
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Among the tropical tuber crops, sweet potato is the most nutritious in terms of macro and micronutrients
contained in both the tubers and the green leaves. Owing to these good quality traits, it is valued as
a secondary staple in many underdeveloped and developing countries viz., China, Africa, South America,
South East Asia, Oceania etc., Nutrient management is one of the important topics that is intensively
researched as it directly contributes to higher productivity and produce quality. Research on soil-plant
nutrition undertaken in different sweet potato growing countries, the various soil factors influencing
yield as well as quality of tubers, nutrient requirement, crop response to nutrients, nutrient management
strategies, index leaf, critical nutrient concentration, nutritional disorders etc., are reviewed in this
paper. Minor tuber crops like arrowroot, Chinese potato, yam bean etc., are also important from the
nutraceutical point of view, but yet to be explored to unravel the potential of these crops for various
medicinal uses. The available literature on minor tuber crops that indicate their positive response to
manures and fertilizers are also discussed.
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Date 2021-08-04T06:25:28Z
2021-08-04T06:25:28Z
2011-12-01
 
Type Article
 
Identifier Not Available
0378-2409
http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/52869
 
Language English
 
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Publisher Indian Society for Root Crops