Open Access Short Communication

Yam-Based Cropping Systems Performances with Chemical Fertilizers

Raphiou Maliki1*, Anne Floquet2, Kakaï Romain Glèlè3 and Brice Sinsin4

11Raphiou Maliki, PhD, National Institute of Agricultural Research of Benin (INRAB), France

22Anne Floquet, PhD, Benin Center for Environment, Economic and Social Development (CEBEDES), France

33Kakaï Romain Glèlè, Professor, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences of the University of Abomey-Calavi (FSA/UAC), France

44Brice Sinsin, Professor, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences of the University of Abomey-Calavi (FSA/UAC), France

Corresponding Author

Received Date: September 26, 2019;  Published Date: September 30, 2019

Abstract

Yam (Dioscorea spp.) is a tuber crop widely cultivated in the humid and sub-humid lowland regions of West Africa and the Caribbean. More than 90% of the worldwide production (40 million metric tons of fresh tubers year-1) is produced in West Africa [1].

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