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White Guinea yam

Dioscorea rotundata

Major West African staple yam grown for its firm, white-fleshed tuber.

Family

Dioscoreaceae

Temperature

25-32°C (absolute 15-38°C)

Rainfall

1000-1500mm (absolute 800-3000mm)

Soil pH

6.4-6.7 (absolute 5.8-8.5)

Soil types

Deep friable well-drained loam.