Root & Crops & Tubers· Dioscorea rotundata

Anbauratgeber für Yam

A starchy tuber crop central to food security in West Africa, which produces over 90% of the world supply. White yam (D. rotundata) is the most commercially important of the 600+ Dioscorea species.

Wie lange dauert der Anbau von Yam?

Yam ist in der Regel etwa 240 Tage nach der Pflanzung erntereif.

240

Tage bis zur Ernte

8,830

kg/Hektar

high

Wasserbedarf

full sun

Sonnenbedarf

FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 13 October 2026. https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL Licence: CC-BY-4.0.

Anbaubedingungen

Temperatur

25-30°C optimal

Niederschlag

1000-1800 mm/Jahr

Frosttoleranz

none

Trockenheitstoleranz

moderate

Luftfeuchtigkeit

high Toleranz

Hitzetoleranz

moderate

Bodenanforderungen

Bodenart & pH-Wert

Beste Bodenarten: sandy loam, loam, silt loam

pH-Bereich: 6.4 - 6.7 (optimal: 6.6)

Drainage: good

Nährstoffbedarf (N-P-K)

Stickstoff (N)moderate

Phosphor (P)moderate

Kalium (K)high

Pflanzanleitung

Pflanzmethoden

sett planting, vine cuttings, minisett technique

Pflanztiefe

10 cm

Pflanzabstand

100 cm Abstand, 100 cm Reihen

Pflanzzeit

early_spring, late_spring

Ertrag & Wirtschaftlichkeit

Ertragsspanne

760 - 43,940 kg/ha

Häufige Schädlinge & Krankheiten

Häufige Schädlinge

yam beetle
mealybugs
nematodes

Häufige Krankheiten

yam anthracnose
yam mosaic virus
dry rot

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Anbautipps

Mound or ridge planting (30-40 cm high) is essential for proper tuber development and drainage.

Staking vines to 2-meter poles increases yields by 30-40% compared to unstaked plants.

Milking harvest (removing tuber while leaving vine intact) allows a second smaller tuber to form.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

How long does Yam take to grow?

Yam typically takes 240 days from planting to harvest. Seeds germinate in about 21 days. The best planting season is early_spring, late_spring.

What soil does Yam need?

Yam grows best in sandy loam, loam, silt loam soil with a pH of 6.4-6.7. Good drainage is required.

What temperature does Yam need?

Yam grows best at 25-30°C. Frost tolerance: none. Heat tolerance: moderate.

What is the expected yield for Yam?

Across 59 countries with grounded data, reported national yields for Yam range from 760 to 43,940 kg/hectare, with a median of 8,830. These are national statistics, not a best-case figure — an individual farm's yield depends on variety, climate, soil and management.