Abstract
-1 against potential yield of 40 t ha -1 . With regards to this, an assessment of potato (Solanum tuberosum L) seed tuber production under aeroponics in Malawi was conducted in order to assess aeroponics as a system of producing minitubers in Malawi. In vitro plantlets and apical stem cuttings of three clones (CIP381381.13, CIP381381.20 and CIP395016.6) were used as source material for the aeroponic study in the greenhouse. A two factor factorial experiment arranged in a completely randomised design (CRD) with four replicates was laid out. Data collected included the following: Percentage plants survival to harvest, root length, plant height, number of minitubers per plant, date from transplanting to first tuberisation, number of harvests and tuber weights. Days to first tuberisation from both material sources was observed 28 days after transplanting. The results show that the in vitro plant material source yielded significantly better seed potato tuber numbers per plant (24.3) than apical stem cuttings (3.4) (p<0.05). Among the in vitro clones, CIP 381381.13 gave significantly higher tuber numbers (30.0) per plant as compared to the other clones. This indicates that in vitro plantlets have potential to give a viable material for seed potato tuber production under aeroponics.
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Claim · model-written summary
In vitro plantlets gave significantly more seed potato tuber numbers per plant (24.3) than apical stem cuttings (3.4) under aeroponics in the greenhouse.
- Taxon
- potato
Solanum tuberosume0 - Treatment
- in vitro plant material sourcee1
- Outcome
- seed potato tuber numbers per plante1
- Direction
- significantly bettere1
- Value
- 24.3e1
- Qualifier
- p<0.05e1
- Comparator
- apical stem cuttingse1
- Setting
- greenhousee2
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Verbatim
e0“potato (Solanum tuberosum L) seed tuber production under aeroponics in Malawi”
e1“The results show that the in vitro plant material source yielded significantly better seed potato tuber numbers per plant (24.3) than apical stem cuttings (3.4) (p<0.05)”
e2“were used as source material for the aeroponic study in the greenhouse”
Claim · model-written summary
CIP 381381.13 gave significantly higher tuber numbers (30.0) per plant than the other in vitro clones.
- Taxon
- potatoSolanum tuberosume0
- Material
- CIP 381381.13e3
- Treatment
- in vitro clonese3
- Outcome
- tuber numberse3
- Direction
- significantly highere3
- Value
- 30.0e3
- Comparator
- the other clonese3
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“potato (Solanum tuberosum L) seed tuber production under aeroponics in Malawi”
e3“Among the in vitro clones, CIP 381381.13 gave significantly higher tuber numbers (30.0) per plant as compared to the other clones”
Claim · model-written summary
Days to first tuberisation were observed 28 days after transplanting from both material sources.
- Taxon
- potatoSolanum tuberosume0
- Outcome
- Days to first tuberisatione4
- Value
- 28 days after transplantinge4
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“potato (Solanum tuberosum L) seed tuber production under aeroponics in Malawi”
e4“Days to first tuberisation from both material sources was observed 28 days after transplanting”
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