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Response of three potato genotypes to density and method of cultivation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

F. C. Adetuyi
F. C. Adetuyi
Affiliation:
Biology Department, Federal University of Technology, P.M.B. 704, Akure, Nigeria
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Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is propagated vegetatively using the tuber because it rarely survives from the true seed. Under normal conditions, potatoes left in the air or dry soil will produce sprouts but not roots. Large and vigorous sprouts are indicators of rapid emergence and relatively early maturity.

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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 109 , Issue 2 , October 1987 , pp. 405 - 408
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1987

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