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Table 8.3 Vegetative characteristics of yam types collected at Bongnayili-Dugu-Song
Length
Distance
Leaf width
Yam local
of
between the
Leaf
at mid-
Tuber
Tuber
name
%
petiole
nodes
length
region
Number of
Leaf area
weight
length
No.
(Dagbani)
sprouting
(cm)
(cm)
(cm)
(cm)
stems/tuber
index
Circummutation
(kg)
(cm)
1.
Digi
92
2.9
12.3
7.2
5.4
4
78.8
Clockwise
0.35
20.0
2.
Bombe-tingye
70
4.5
22.5
8.3
6.0
1
274.5
Clockwise
0.55
25.0
3.
Kpuringa
70
5.0
10.0
7.0
5.0
6
239.4
Clockwise
0.29
14.0
4.
Laabako
89
6.5
16.5
10.0
8.0
4
526.5
Clockwise
1.91
26.0
5.
Chamba
80
7.0
12.0
15.0
9.0
1
106.3
Clockwise
1.00
11.0
6.
Manchisi
64
10.7
12.5
10.5
7.3
3
324.8
Clockwise
0.61
9.0
7.
Kpuno
86
9.0
16.5
14.0
13.0
2
100.8
Clockwise
2.30
31.0
8.
Zuglanbo
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
9.
Kan-gbaringa
40
6.0
13.3
10.3
8.3
6
122.3
NA
0.75
22.0
10.
Chenchito
82
9.5
17.0
10.5
7.5
8
1,251.7
NA
0.90
27.0
11.
Fugla
70
4.0
8.0
9.0
4.0
4
126.9
NA
0.56
17.0
12.
Zong
60
6.0
17.0
10.0
6.0
1
125.1
NA
0.25
13.0
13.
Baamuyegu
80
6.0
12.0
7.5
5.6
2
110.4
NA
0.15
8.5
14.
Liilya
52
5.7
18.3
12.6
8.2
2
96.3
Clockwise
0.85
15.5
15.
Kiki
80
5.0
10.0
8.0
6.0
3
336.0
Clockwise
0.60
18.5
16.
Dakpani
56
5.0
16.0
11.0
6.0
4
92.5
Clockwise
0.30
11.0
17.
Baayeri
70
3.5
11.5
8.5
5.5
2
188.4
Clockwise
0.92
25.5
18.
Goenyeni
84
9.0
11.3
12.0
8.0
3
211.9
Clockwise
0.50
18.0
19.
Mogni-nyugo
42
8.0
20.3
10.0
6.5
2
106.3
Clockwise
0.90
19.0
20.
Gun-gonsalli
60
5.0
23.0
9.0
5.0
2
99.6
Clockwise
0.71
18.0
21.
Nyuwogu
84
7.0
9.0
13.0
10.0
8
551.6
Clockwise
0.06
9.0
22.
Nkanfu
NA
1.2
5.1
3.2
3.0
1
NA
NA
NA
NA
23.
Friginli
86
10.0
17.0
15.0
15.3
1
124.6
NA
0.20
9.5
Source: PLEC field survey, 2001
