Evaluation of Seed Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) Production from Stem Cutting and Conventional Seed Tubers
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This study was carried out to evaluate seed potato production from stem cuttings and conventional seed tubers in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria in the year 2021. The experiment was laid out in a completely randomized design consisting of three potato varieties (Nicola, Caruso, and Lady Christl), two methods (conventional seed tubers and stem cuttings), and two periods of stem cuttings (first and second) giving a total of 12 treatment combinations replicated three times. The data obtained was subjected to analysis of variance and the means were separated using LSD0.05. The results showed that establishment count, mean plant height, and the mean number of leaves were significantly (p < 0.05) affected by variety and stem-cutting periods. The total number and total yield of tubers formed were significantly affected by both variety and method (stem cutting and conventional). Stem cutting method had a significantly higher mean total number and weight of tubers formed (84.88 and 913.22 g respectively) than the conventional seed tubers method (52.77 and 761.22g respectively), the total number of ware tubers formed were similar in both stem-cutting method and conventional seed tuber method, however conventional tuber method had significantly (p < 0.05) higher weight of ware tubers than stem cutting method. The stem-cutting method had a significantly (p < 0.05) higher number and weight of seed tubers (78.55 and 663.66 g) respectively than the conventional seed tuber method (46.88 and 518.55 g). It can be concluded that stem-cutting is a better alternative to rapidly multiply seed potatoes than conventional seed tuber propagation since it yields higher seed tubers.
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