Session 14: Root & Tuber Crops Agronomy and Field Production

References of the oral and posters presentations of the First World Congress on Root and Tuber Crops, Nanning, Guangxi, China, January 18-22, 2016.

Session 14: Root & Tuber Crops Agronomy and Field Production Chair 1 Stefan Hauser [email protected] Chair 2 Yinong Tian [email protected]

Session 14: Oral Presentations

Huang Jie*, Liu Zifan, Liu Haigang and Wei Yunxia (2016). Cassava Agronomy Research In China. Ed. C.M. Fauquet, Electronic Proceedings of the First World Congress on Root and Tuber Crops, Nanning, Guangxi, China, January 18-22, 2016. http://www.gcp21.org/wcrtc/S14.html. Presentation S14-01 # 5896 2059 Nhamo*, N. and Chibwe, T. (2016). Evaluating yield gaps in cassava production systems in Zambia. Ed. C.M. Fauquet, Electronic Proceedings of the First World Congress on Root and Tuber Crops, Nanning, Guangxi, China, January 18-22, 2016. http://www.gcp21.org/wcrtc/S14.html. Presentation S14-02 # 2205 2021 Fakir, M.S.A., Mostafa, M.G., Seal, H. and Rahim, M.A (2016). A decade of research on cassava towards using as potential supplementary food, feed and raw materials for industry in Bangladesh. Ed. C.M. Fauquet, Electronic Proceedings of the First World Congress on Root and Tuber Crops, Nanning, Guangxi, China, January 18-22, 2016. http://www.gcp21.org/wcrtc/S14.html. Presentation S14-03 # 5900 2063 Kawooya Ronald and Baguma Yona (2016). Advances In Cassava Agronomy Research In Uganda In The Last Two Decades (1990 - 2010). Ed. C.M. Fauquet, Electronic Proceedings of the First World Congress on Root and Tuber Crops, Nanning, Guangxi, China, January 18-22, 2016. http://www.gcp21.org/wcrtc/S14.html. Presentation S14-04 # 1070 448 Anedo*, E.O., Asawalam, D.O., Njoku, J.C., Nwosu, P.O. and Ofoeze, M.A. (2016). Effect Of Composite Manure And Npk On Growth, Root Yield And Total Carotenoid Content Of Orange Fleshed Sweet-Potato In Umudike Southeastern Nigeria. Ed. C.M. Fauquet, Electronic Proceedings of the First World Congress on Root and Tuber Crops, Nanning, Guangxi, China, January 18-22, 2016. http://www.gcp21.org/wcrtc/S14.html. Presentation S14-07 # 4596 456 Hgaza, V.K., Diby, L.N., Sangakkara, R., Aké, S. and Frossard, E. (2016). Source - Sink Relationships In Water Yam. Ed. C.M. Fauquet, Electronic Proceedings of the First World Congress on Root and Tuber Crops, Nanning, Guangxi, China, January 18-22, 2016. http://www.gcp21.org/wcrtc/S14.html. Presentation S14-09 # 3400 Rebecca Enesi, Stefan Hauser, Oluwole Osonubi and Antonio Lopez-Montez, (2016). Yam Cropping Systems To Maximize Productivity And Sustainability Of Tuber Yield. Ed. C.M. Fauquet, Electronic Proceedings of the First World Congress on Root and Tuber Crops, Nanning, Guangxi, China, January 18-22, 2016. http://www.gcp21.org/wcrtc/S14.html. Presentation S14-10 # 4438 333 Ronnie Dotaona, Bree A. L. Wilson, Mark M. Stevens, Joanne Holloway and Gavin J. Ash (2016). Efficacy Of Metarhizium anisopliae Grown On Solid Substrate For The Control Of Sweet Potato Weevil (Cylas formicarius) In A Glasshouse Environment. Ed. C.M. Fauquet, Electronic Proceedings of the First World Congress on Root and Tuber Crops, Nanning, Guangxi, China, January 18-22, 2016. http://www.gcp21.org/wcrtc/S14.html. Presentation S14-13 # 4620 417 Andrea K., Veira and Francis B., Lopez (2016). Organic Mulch and Pesticide Inputs for Sweet Potato Production under Normal Farm Practice Conditions. Ed. C.M. Fauquet, Electronic Proceedings of the First World Congress on Root and Tuber Crops, Nanning, Guangxi, China, January 18-22, 2016. http://www.gcp21.org/wcrtc/S14.html. Presentation S14-14 # 1071 3113 Chinedu Eze, Godson Nwofia and Joseph Onyeka (2016). An Assessment Of Taro Yield In Two Contrasting Environments Using Ammi And Gge Biplot Models. Ed. C.M. Fauquet, Electronic Proceedings of the First World Congress on Root and Tuber Crops, Nanning, Guangxi, China, January 18-22, 2016. http://www.gcp21.org/wcrtc/S14.html. Presentation S14-15 # 4602 450 Vitorio Fadel (2016). Progress and modernization of cassava cultivation in Brazil. Ed. C.M. Fauquet, Electronic Proceedings of the First World Congress on Root and Tuber Crops, Nanning, Guangxi, China, January 18-22, 2016. http://www.gcp21.org/wcrtc/S14.html. Presentation S14-16 # 5849 4232 Emmanuel Okogbenin, George Marechera, Grace Muinga, Abu Umaru and Denis Kyetere (2016). Bringing The Benefits Of Modern Agronomy To Cassava Farmers In Africa. Ed. C.M. Fauquet, Electronic Proceedings of the First World Congress on Root and Tuber Crops, Nanning, Guangxi, China, January 18-22, 2016. http://www.gcp21.org/wcrtc/S14.html. Presentation S14-17 # 4535 344

Session 14: Posters Presentations

Porntip Chiewchankaset*, Opas Boonseng, Malinee Suksangpanomrung, Saowalak Kalapanulak and Treenut Saithong (2016). Investigation Of Growth Behavior Inferring The Distinct Carbon Allocation Between High And Low Starch-Content Traits Of Cassava. Ed. C.M. Fauquet, Electronic Proceedings of the First World Congress on Root and Tuber Crops, Nanning, Guangxi, China, January 18-22, 2016. http://www.gcp21.org/wcrtc/S14.html. Poster SP14-03 # 4782 584 Friday Ekeleme*, Alfred Dixon, S.T.O. Lagoke, Patience M. Olorunmaiye, Hughes Usman, Adeyemi Olojede, Stefan Hauser and Godwin Atser (2016). Evaluation Of Some Post-Emergence Herbicides For Weed Control In Cassava. Ed. C.M. Fauquet, Electronic Proceedings of the First World Congress on Root and Tuber Crops, Nanning, Guangxi, China, January 18-22, 2016. http://www.gcp21.org/wcrtc/S14.html. Poster SP14-05 # 2201 240 Fakir*, M.S.A., Akhter, S., Howlader, M.N.H., Hossain, A.K.M.Z., Mostafa, M.G. and Ahmad, M. (2016). Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) leaf compost significantly increases growth and yield of Rice. Ed. C.M. Fauquet, Electronic Proceedings of the First World Congress on Root and Tuber Crops, Nanning, Guangxi, China, January 18-22, 2016. http://www.gcp21.org/wcrtc/S14.html. Poster SP14-07 # 5900 2064 Igbo*, J.C. and Abam, F.I. (2016). Cassava production in Nigeria, an application of mechanization levels. Ed. C.M. Fauquet, Electronic Proceedings of the First World Congress on Root and Tuber Crops, Nanning, Guangxi, China, January 18-22, 2016. http://www.gcp21.org/wcrtc/S14.html. Poster SP14-08 # 4801 2088 Kiba*, D.I., Aighewi, B., Aké, S., Barjolle, D., Bernet, T., Dao, D., Diby, L.N., Hgaza, V.K., Lompo, F., Nacro, H.B., Nicolay, G., Six and J. Frossard, E. (2016). Biophysical, Institutional And Economic Drivers Of Sustainable Soil Use In Yam Systems For Improved Food Security In West Africa (YAMSYS). Ed. C.M. Fauquet, Electronic Proceedings of the First World Congress on Root and Tuber Crops, Nanning, Guangxi, China, January 18-22, 2016. http://www.gcp21.org/wcrtc/S14.html. Poster SP14-11 # 3393 263 George Marechera (2016). Increasing Cassava Production through Mechanisation and Agroprocessing for Smallholder Farmers in SSA - The African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) experience. Ed. C.M. Fauquet, Electronic Proceedings of the First World Congress on Root and Tuber Crops, Nanning, Guangxi, China, January 18-22, 2016. http://www.gcp21.org/wcrtc/S14.html. Poster SP14-12 # 3355 2076 Mortley*, Desmond, Lindsey, Lauren, Ankumah Ramble, Shange Raymon, Bonsi, Conrad and Hill Walter (2016). Hydrolyzed Fish Fertilizer and Poultry Litter Influence Biochemical Activity in Sweet- Potato Rhizosphere. Ed. C.M. Fauquet, Electronic Proceedings of the First World Congress on Root and Tuber Crops, Nanning, Guangxi, China, January 18-22, 2016. http://www.gcp21.org/wcrtc/S14.html. Poster SP14-13 # 5876 3096 Sudhir Chandra Nath*, Tanvir Ahmed, S.S.R.M. Mahe Alam Sorwar and Harun O.R. Rashid (2016). Cost- Effectiveness And Resource Use Efficiency Of Sweet-Potato In Bangladesh. Ed. C.M. Fauquet, Electronic Proceedings of the First World Congress on Root and Tuber Crops, Nanning, Guangxi, China, January 18-22, 2016. http://www.gcp21.org/wcrtc/S14.html. Poster SP14-14 # 4769 562 Nwaigwe, G.O., Nwankwo, I.I.M. and Njoku, J.C. (2016). Effect Of Goat Manure On Soil Amendment And Correlation Studies For Selecting Plant Characters For Root Yield In Sweet-Potato. Ed. C.M. Fauquet, Electronic Proceedings of the First World Congress on Root and Tuber Crops, Nanning, Guangxi, China, January 18-22, 2016. http://www.gcp21.org/wcrtc/S14.html. Poster SP14- 15 # 3324 539 Oketade, E.I., Kulakow, P.A., Hauser, S., Parkes, E.Y., Aina, O.O. and Akoroda, M.O. (2016). Response Of Four Improved Cassava Genotypes To Nitrogen, Phosphorous And Potassium Fertilizer Types And Rates In Southwestern Nigeria. Ed. C.M. Fauquet, Electronic Proceedings of the First World Congress on Root and Tuber Crops, Nanning, Guangxi, China, January 18-22, 2016. http://www.gcp21.org/wcrtc/S14.html. Poster SP14-17 # 3421 1634 Kingkan Panitnok*, Pichai Ekchoowong, Sakol Chaisri and Prapart Changlek (2016). Root Yield And Agronomic Traits Of Early Bulking Cassava Cultivars As Affected By Nutrient Management On Sandy Loam Soil. Ed. C.M. Fauquet, Electronic Proceedings of the First World Congress on Root and Tuber Crops, Nanning, Guangxi, China, January 18-22, 2016. http://www.gcp21.org/wcrtc/S14.html. Poster SP14-18 # 4449 336 Baiyeri*, S., Uguru M., Ogbonna, P. and Richardson, O. (2016). Competitive and Productive Interactions of African Yam Bean and Cassava Intercrop in a Derived Savanna Agro-ecology. Ed. C.M. Fauquet, Electronic Proceedings of the First World Congress on Root and Tuber Crops, Nanning, Guangxi, China, January 18-22, 2016. http://www.gcp21.org/wcrtc/S14.html. Poster SP14- 19 # 1018 2012 Senanayake, R.L., Frossard, E., Weerakoon, W.M.W., Nissanka, S.P. and Herath, N.K. (2016). Growth And Yield Variation Of Water Yam Under Different Levels Of N & K Mineral Fertilizers (Dioscorea alata). Ed. C.M. Fauquet, Electronic Proceedings of the First World Congress on Root and Tuber Crops, Nanning, Guangxi, China, January 18-22, 2016. http://www.gcp21.org/wcrtc/S14.html. Poster SP14-20 # 1014 403 Senanayake*, R.L., Weerakoon, W.M.W., Sangakkara, U.R., Nissanka, S.P., Frossard, E., Oberson, A. and Walter, A. (2016). Effect of mineral fertilizers on growth and yield of water yam (Dioscorea alata). Ed. C.M. Fauquet, Electronic Proceedings of the First World Congress on Root and Tuber Crops, Nanning, Guangxi, China, January 18-22, 2016. http://www.gcp21.org/wcrtc/S14.html. Poster SP14-21 # 1014 84 Veronica NE Uzokwe*, Deusdedit P Mlay, Habai R. Masunga and Edward Kanju (2016). Combating viral mosaic disease infestation through cassava-legume intercropping-a case study in the Lake Zone of Tanzania. Ed. C.M. Fauquet, Electronic Proceedings of the First World Congress on Root and Tuber Crops, Nanning, Guangxi, China, January 18-22, 2016. http://www.gcp21.org/wcrtc/S14.html. Poster SP14-22 # 4489 2042 Veronica NE Uzokwe*, Deusdedit P Mlay, Frederick E. Ntagwabira, Stefan Hauser and Bernard Vanlauwe (2016). Cassava yields responses to different NPK formulation in different agro-ecologies of Tanzania. Ed. C.M. Fauquet, Electronic Proceedings of the First World Congress on Root and Tuber Crops, Nanning, Guangxi, China, January 18-22, 2016. http://www.gcp21.org/wcrtc/S14.html. Poster SP14-23 # 4489 2043 Arthur Villordon (2016). Progress In Understanding The Role Of Phosphorus In Storage Root Yield And Shape Determination. Ed. C.M. Fauquet, Electronic Proceedings of the First World Congress on Root and Tuber Crops, Nanning, Guangxi, China, January 18-22, 2016. http://www.gcp21.org/wcrtc/S14.html. Poster SP14-24 # 4756 617 Lu, L.Y., Zhou, H.W., Zen, W.D., Xie, X.Y. and Yan*, H. (2016). Intercropping with Cassava in China. Ed. C.M. Fauquet, Electronic Proceedings of the First World Congress on Root and Tuber Crops, Nanning, Guangxi, China, January 18-22, 2016. http://www.gcp21.org/wcrtc/S14.html. Poster SP14- 25 # 4668 2004

Session 14: Oral Presentations Accepted but not Presented

Amare Tegbaru* (2016). Resolving The Gender Empowerment Equation In Roots And Tubers Systems Research. Ed. C.M. Fauquet, Electronic Proceedings of the First World Congress on Root and Tuber Crops, Nanning, Guangxi, China, January 18-22, 2016. http://www.gcp21.org/wcrtc/S14.html. Abstract S14-05 # Byju*, G., Soman, S., Hridya, A.C. and Remesh K.R. (2016). Site Specific Nutrient Management And Customised Fertilizers For Tropical Tuber Crops Cultivation In India. Ed. C.M. Fauquet, Electronic Proceedings of the First World Congress on Root and Tuber Crops, Nanning, Guangxi, China, January 18-22, 2016. http://www.gcp21.org/wcrtc/S14.html. Abstract S14-06 # 1040 91 George, j., Sunitha, S. and Sajitha, P.K. (2016). Effect Of Micro Irrigation And Fertigation On Water And Nutrient Use Efficiency In Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) In India. Ed. C.M. Fauquet, Electronic Proceedings of the First World Congress on Root and Tuber Crops, Nanning, Guangxi, China, January 18-22, 2016. http://www.gcp21.org/wcrtc/S14.html. Abstract S14 # 3272 298 Sunitha*, S., George, J., Haripriya, S. and Suja, G. (2016). Effect Of Micro Irrigation On Corm Yield And Water Productivity Of Elephant Foot Yam (Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Dennst.) Nicolson ) In India. Ed. C.M. Fauquet, Electronic Proceedings of the First World Congress on Root and Tuber Crops, Nanning, Guangxi, China, January 18-22, 2016. http://www.gcp21.org/wcrtc/S14.html. Abstract S14 # 3276 373 James Mugo, Bruce Obura and Elmar Schulte-Geldermann (2016). Sustainable Potato Production Through Crop Rotation And Intercropping. Ed. C.M. Fauquet, Electronic Proceedings of the First World Congress on Root and Tuber Crops, Nanning, Guangxi, China, January 18-22, 2016. http://www.gcp21.org/wcrtc/S14.html. Abstract S14-11 # 3289 206 Adamu Muhammad, Ezra Bako Amans, BashirAhmad Babaji and November Chiroma Kuchinda (2016). Effect Of NPK Rates And Irrigation Intervals On Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) Yield In The Sudan Savanna Of Nigeria. Ed. C.M. Fauquet, Electronic Proceedings of the First World Congress on Root and Tuber Crops, Nanning, Guangxi, China, January 18-22, 2016. http://www.gcp21.org/wcrtc/S14.html. Abstract S14-12 # 4701 477

Session 14: Poster Presentations Accepted but not Presented

Bobobee*, E.Y.H., Pakela-Jezile Y., Marenya, M. and Ogola, J.B.O. (2016). Mechanical Harvesting Technology For Roots And Tuber Crops In Africa. Ed. C.M. Fauquet, Electronic Proceedings of the First World Congress on Root and Tuber Crops, Nanning, Guangxi, China, January 18-22, 2016. http://www.gcp21.org/wcrtc/S14.html. Abstract SP14-02 # 3274 176 Nwokoro* Charles, Muoneke Osita, Madu Tessy, Eke-Okoro Okechukwu and Michael Okpara (2016). Effect Of Maize Planting Densities And Sweet-Potato Varieties On Ecological Weed Management And Component Crops Performance In Maize X Sweet-Potato Intercropping System. Ed. C.M. Fauquet, Electronic Proceedings of the First World Congress on Root and Tuber Crops, Nanning, Guangxi, China, January 18-22, 2016. http://www.gcp21.org/wcrtc/S14.html. Abstract SP14-04 # 4675 534 Chinedu Eze, Godson Nwofia and Joseph Onyeka (2016). Variability And Inter-Relationships Between Yield And Associated Traits In Taro (Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott.). Ed. C.M. Fauquet, Electronic Proceedings of the First World Congress on Root and Tuber Crops, Nanning, Guangxi, China, January 18-22, 2016. http://www.gcp21.org/wcrtc/S14.html. Abstract SP14-06 # 4602 449 Ikoro, A.I., Eke-Okoro, O.N., Okpara, D.A. and Akimbo, O.K. (2016). Use Of Yam Slip As Alternative To Yam Minisett. Ed. C.M. Fauquet, Electronic Proceedings of the First World Congress on Root and Tuber Crops, Nanning, Guangxi, China, January 18-22, 2016. http://www.gcp21.org/wcrtc/S14.html. Abstract SP14-09 # 3374 267 Ikoro, A.I., Eke-Okoro, O.N., Okpara, D.A., Azuoru, I.C. (2016). Multi-Ecological Evaluation Of West African Yam Landraces For Important Traits To Breeders And Farmers. Ed. C.M. Fauquet, Electronic Proceedings of the First World Congress on Root and Tuber Crops, Nanning, Guangxi, China, January 18-22, 2016. http://www.gcp21.org/wcrtc/S14.html. Abstract SP14-10 # 3374 268 Sunday Obalum*, Gloria Ezenne and Leonard Ekeleman (2016). Influence Of Mature Cassava Tubers On Structural Stability And Polysaccharide Content Of Some Upland Soils In Southern Nigeria. Ed. C.M. Fauquet, Electronic Proceedings of the First World Congress on Root and Tuber Crops, Nanning, Guangxi, China, January 18-22, 2016. http://www.gcp21.org/wcrtc/S14.html. Abstract SP14- 16 # 4764 554