Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bangalore-6.
The tuber pieces of Dioscorea floribunda except the crown portions normally take 100 to 110 days for sprouting. Direct planting of these tuber portions in the field immediately after harvest involves avoidable expenditure on irrigation and weeding etc. The results of these experiments indicate that part of time taken by them for sprouting can be spent in storage heaps. The tubers should be made into 40 to 50 gram pieces stored in sand under shade and watered regularly. The crown portions may be stored for 15 to 20 days, medians and tip portions for 60 days and then planted in the field. Storage of whole tubers is not advisable as it delays the subsequent sprouting of the cut tuber pieces made from them at the time of planting in the field.
