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Agronomy & Crop Ecology

Effect of seed sett size on sprouting, shoot growth, and tuber yield of white guinea yam (Dioscorea rotundata)

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Pages 75-80 | Received 17 May 2019, Accepted 04 Sep 2019, Published online: 31 Oct 2019

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