Assessment of Weed Management Strategies on Growth and Yield of Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) in Ghana.

Authors

  • Dan David Quee Sierra Leone Agricultural Research Institute (SLARI), Njala Agricultural Research Centre (NARC), Freetown, P.O Box 540, Sierra Leone.
  • Joseph Sarkodie-Addo Crop and Soil Sciences Department, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Kumasi, Ghana.
  • Abdul Rahman Conteh Sierra Leone Agricultural Research Institute (SLARI), Njala Agricultural Research Centre (NARC), Freetown, P.O Box 540, Sierra Leone.
  • Abdul Rahman Tarawali Sierra Leone Agricultural Research Institute (SLARI), Njala Agricultural Research Centre (NARC), Freetown, P.O Box 540, Sierra Leone.

Keywords:

Cassava, herbicides, growth, weed management, yield.

Abstract

A 6 X 2 factorial experiment arranged in a randomized complete block design replicated four times was conducted in the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Kumasi, Ghana, to assess the effect of various weed management strategies on cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) growth and yield.

The treatments were two varieties of cassava:- Ampong (Early branching) and Dokuduade (late branching) and six weed control methods which were two pre-emergence herbicides (Butachlor and Terbulor at 4l/ha + 2 hoe-weedings),

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2016-02-16

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Quee, D. D., Sarkodie-Addo, J., Conteh, A. R., & Tarawali, A. R. (2016). Assessment of Weed Management Strategies on Growth and Yield of Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) in Ghana. International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research (IJSBAR), 25(2), 245–255. Retrieved from https://gssrr.org/index.php/JournalOfBasicAndApplied/article/view/5205

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