Table 4 Pollination success across IITA breeding sites (Ibadan vs. Abuja) for D. alata and D. rotundata.

From: Cross compatibility in intraspecific and interspecific hybridization in yam (Dioscorea spp.)

Species

Abuja

Ibadan

ACR (%)

SPE (%)

ACR (%)

SPE (%)

D. rotundata

14.05 ± 14.61

5.77 ± 7.55

24.40 ± 21.05

9.58 ± 11.45

D. alata

9.84 ± 12.40

2.95 ± 5.38

38.04 ± 27.53

11.85 ± 13.11

  1. ACR = average crossability rate, SPE = seed production efficiency. ACR and SPE are presented by means ± standard deviation.