Cultivars

Harvest sites

Age month interval

Growth parameters evaluated

Average plant height (cm)

Average collar diameter (cm)

Average number of leaves

Average leaf area (cm²)

Average number of roots

Average root weight (g)

White

Nkometou

3 - 6

062.30 ± 18.16bc

02.36 ± 00.51a

01.66 ± 00.57a

483.59 ± 095.12ab

17.00 ± 05.29ab

16.23 ± 01.64b

6 - 9

133.13 ± 40.60e

05.00 ± 00.45b

03.00 ± 01.00a

1534.72 ± 237.04cd

31.66 ± 08.14bc

90.69 ± 05.64c

9 - 12

158.73 ± 07.54f

07.53 ± 01.02c

03.00 ± 01.00a

1840.52 ± 371.47d

62.33 ± 09.01d

186.38 ± 26.94c

Olembe

3 - 6

057.24 ± 01.82bc

02.06 ± 00.98a

02.00 ± 01.00a

406.83 ± 093.02ab

16.80 ± 07.00ab

01.78 ± 00.54a

6 - 9

038.60 ± 09.38ab

01.28 ± 00.55a

01.60 ± 00.57a

197.53 ± 029.77ab

15.40 ± 03.60ab

04.24 ± 00.34a

9 - 12

103.15 ± 1.35d

05.25 ± 03.18b

03.50 ± 00.50a

1402.57 ± 324.17cd

50.00 ± 49.49bcd

23.96 ± 14.04b

Soa

3 - 6

024.50 ± 10.40a

00.96 ± 00.17a

01.80 ± 00.00a

137.87 ± 019.21ab

26.20 ± 01.73bc

09.79 ± 00.92a

6 - 9

074.66 ± 05.68c

04.48 ± 00.25b

03.83 ± 00.94a

758.78 ± 143.27abc

44.66 ± 17.21bcd

316.65 ± 27.13e

9 - 12

121.6 ± 08.88de

05.44 ± 00.46b

03.20 ± 00.81a

1091.20 ± 25.08bc

42.60 ± 07.09bcd

200.69 ± 08.73d

Red

Nkometou

3 - 6

062.83 ± 07.25bc

01.43 ± 00.60a

01.66 ± 00.57a

228.01 ± 041.73ab

12.66 ± 07.3ab

07.70 ± 01.34a

6 - 9

102.76 ± 12.91d

04.30 ± 01.57b

02.33 ± 00.57a

681.86 ± 148.32abc

67.33 ± 40.06bcd

108.91 ± 28.75c

9 - 12

118.33 ± 04.61de

06.93 ± 00.05bc

04.00 ± 01.00a

1294.21 ± 289.74bc

106.00 ± 12.76f

223.59 ± 16.14 d

Olembe

3 - 6

054.52 ± 12.56b

01.80 ± 00.45a

01.80 ± 00.57a

293.89 ± 074.20ab

09.80 ± 01.52 a

04.26 ± 00.66a

6 - 9

078.35 ± 21.78c

04.05 ± 00.66b

01.75 ± 00.57a

500.99 ± 167.78ab

29.75 ± 13.22abc

52.85 ± 04.13b

9 - 12

125.24 ± 38.58e

07.74 ± 02.66c

03.20 ± 00.88a

1542.34 ± 115.29c

71.20 ± 27.50cd

164.26 ± 15.32c

Soa

3 - 6

026.25 ± 02.80a

01.14 ± 00.15a

01.85 ± 00.47a

152.91 ± 050.93a

19.57 ± 07.37ab

13.75 ± 00.20a

6 - 9

070.00 ± 05.39bc

04.10 ± 00.60b

03.00 ± 00.00a

862.56 ± 287.74bc

37.16 ± 09.50abc

133.25 ± 01.82c

9 - 12

133.11 ± 05.29e

07.65 ± 01.35c

03.50 ± 00.81a

2564.55 ± 417.76d

98.00 ± 39.87e

625.42 ± 18.86f