Survival of sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas [L] Lam) vines in cultivars subjected to long dry spells after the growing season in Mozambique

Optimisation of sweetpotato production potential is not realized in sub-Saharan Africa where dry spells are common after the growing season. Lack of seed cultivars at the beginning of the rainy season is the challenge and identifying those cultivars with the ability to survive a 4 to 7-month dry spe...

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Main Authors: Andrade Maria I., Makunde Godwill S., Ricardo Jose, Menomussanga Joana, Alvaro Abilio, Gruneberg Wolfgang J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2017-02-01
Series:Open Agriculture
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/opag-2017-0006