Microtuberisation in yam (dioscorea alata l.) var. "pico de botella"

Nodal “Pico de Botella” yam segments (Dioscorea alata L.) were cultured in tuberisation médium (TM) following Mantell and Hugo's technique (1989). This was supplemented with 0.1 mg/L thiamine, 100 mg/L myoinositol, 20 mg/L L-cystein, 1 g/L activated charcoal and 0.8% agar at pH 5.8 to evaluate...