Author(s)

Koffi Honoré Kouamé¹, Kouakou Marius Konan^2*, Kouadio Ignace Kouassi², Kouablan Edmond Koffi³, Assanvo Simon-Pierre N’Guetta⁴

¹Department of des Science and Technology, University Alassane Ouattara of Bouaké, Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire.
²Plant Production Research Unit, Department of Natural Sciences, University Nangui Abrogoua, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.
³Central Biotechnology Laboratory, National Center for Agronomic Research (NCAR), Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.
⁴Genetics Laboratory of Bioscience Research Unit, University Félix Houphouët Boigny (UFHB), Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.

The aim of this study is to produce large quantities of yam tubers in the field from seed tubers derived from vitroplants regenerated from aerial stem cuttings and farmers’ tuber seeds. Seed tubers from ten yam cultivars, including five from Dioscorea alata (cDa083, cDa053, cDa115, cDa150 and cDa266) and five from Dioscorea cayenensis-rotundata (cDr015, cDr027, cDr150, cDr206 and cDr148) with distinct agro-morphological characteristics, were used as material. A completely randomized block design with 3 replications was used. In each block, all cultivars and seed types were represented. When put into cultivation, the tubers produced by the vitroplants all germinated and gave 100% healthy plants, compared with 86% to 100% healthy plants for the seed tubers produced by the farmers. Yields per hectare ranged from 10 to 25 tonnes for seed tubers produced by in vitro plants, and from 4 to 9 tons for seed tubers produced by farmers. Seed tubers from vitroplants can therefore be recommended to farmers as a solution to the problem of seed tuber unavailability.

Yams, Vitroplants, Seed Tubers, Yields

Kouamé, K. , Konan, K. , Kouassi, K. , Koffi, K. and N’Guetta, A. (2024) Production of Yam Tubers Using Seed Tubers from Vitroplants Regenerated from Aerial Stems in the Yam Species Dioscorea alata (L.) and Dioscorea cayenensis-rotundata (L. & P.) in Côte d’Ivoire. Advances in Bioscience and Biotechnology, 15, 184-194. doi: 10.4236/abb.2024.153013.