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EFFECTS OF SOME FIELD PRACTICES ON THE YIELD AND QUALITY OF CASSAVA (Manihot esculenta Crantz) PLANTING MATERIAL

The use of cassava stems as planting materials is limited by scarcity, poor quality, high cost and inappropriate field techniques (land preparation, planting spacing, and field maintenance). To enhance the supply of stem for planting cassava varieties, the existing production practices were evaluate...

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