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Table 14. Effect of l<strong>and</strong> preparation method on the yield of sweet potatoes grown under<br />

upl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> lowl<strong>and</strong> conditions at CTCRI in Triv<strong>and</strong>rum, Kerala, India.<br />

L<strong>and</strong> preparation<br />

Root yield (t/ha)<br />

Vine yield (t/ha)<br />

Upl<strong>and</strong> 1 Lowl<strong>and</strong> Upl<strong>and</strong> 1 Lowl<strong>and</strong><br />

Ridge 17.2 14.8 13.9 12.5<br />

Bed <strong>and</strong> furrow 16.7 14.9 11.0 11.0<br />

Flat 15.3 13.4 14.6 12.4<br />

Mound 18.6 16.0 12.9 11.4<br />

SE 0.80 1.37 0.99 0.95<br />

CD (0.05) 2.26 NS NS NS<br />

1 Pooled data for two seasons.<br />

Source: Ravindran <strong>and</strong> Mohankumar, 1985.

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