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Investigations on Nigerian root and tuber crops: effect of potassium on starch yields, HCN content and nutrient uptake of cassava cultivars (Manihot esculenta)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

G. O. Obigbesan
G. O. Obigbesan
Affiliation:
Department of Agronomy, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
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Summary

Field experiments were made in the rainforest zone of Western Nigeria over three cropping seasons on the effects of potassium fertilizer of one local cassava cultivar 53101 and two improved cultivars 60506 and 60447 which were F1 hybrids of the former. The results showed that K-fertilizer increased the starch yields only slightly. Cultivar 60506 produced significantly higher starch yields (P < 0–01) than the local strain, 53101, while cultivar 60447 gave lower starch recovery than the local cultivar.

A definite influence of K application on the cyanide (HCN) content of the tuber roots could not be established. The peeled tubers of the improved cultivars contained much less cyanide than those of the local 53101 strain (P < 0–01). Potassium had the highest (0·72–1·28% dry weight basis) while phosphorus had the lowest concentration (0·06–0·12%) in the peeled tuber. Owing to its higher yielding capability the unfertilized 60506 removed larger amounts of potash (average 110·9 kg k20/ha) from the soil than unfertilized 53101 (average 82·2 kg k20/ha).

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Research Article
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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 89 , Issue 1 , August 1977 , pp. 29 - 34
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1977

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