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Yellow Guinea yam

Dioscorea cayenensis

Yellow-fleshed tuber crop grown as a staple across West Africa, often alongside white Guinea yam.

Family

Dioscoreaceae

Temperature

20-32°C (absolute 12-40°C)

Rainfall

1200-1900mm (absolute 900-3000mm)

Soil pH

6-6.7 (absolute 5.3-8)

Soil types

Fertile well-drained loam.